William Everett Preston was an American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles.

Filmography

• 2025The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
• 2005The Derby Stallion — Will Gentry, Original Music Composer
• 2001Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider — Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• 2001Ticker — Blues Band Organ
• 1998Blues Brothers 2000 — The Louisiana Gator Boys
• Good News — Billy
• Later... with Jools Holland
• 1990The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten — Marvelous Mose (voice)
• 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo
• 1984Blame It on the Night — Billy Preston
• 1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — Sgt. Pepper
• 1975Flash and the Firecat — Music
• 1974George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
• Rollin' On The River
• 1958St. Louis Blues — Will Handy as a Boy

Appearances as themselves (42)

• 2026Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It — Self
• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self (archive footage)
• 2022The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert — Self (archive footage)
• The Beatles: Get Back — Self
• 2017In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s — Self
• 2015Kings of Soul — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969 — Self
• 2010Rappin' With The Rickster — Self
• 2009Motown at the BBC — Self
• 2007The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980 — Self
• 2006The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975 — Self
• 2005George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited — Self
• 2005The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival — Self
• 2004Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J — Self
• 2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charles — Self
• 2003Alan Simon ‎– Gaia — Self
• 2003Concert for George — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 1990Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter — Self
• 1990Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band — Self
• Na sowas! — Self
• 1982The Compleat Beatles — Self
• Okay — Self
• Bio’s Bahnhof — Self
• 1978Stony Island — Self
• 1977Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary — Self
• Donny & Marie — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• 1975The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975) — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• Rock Concert — Self
• 1973The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973 — Self
• Musikladen — Self
• 1972The Concert for Bangladesh — Self
• The Midnight Special — Self
• 1970Let It Be — Self (uncredited)
• The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self