Contributing Artists To The Beatles – Billy Preston [VIDEO]

Not even The Beatles could do everything themselves, known as the 'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston was a major contributor to the Beatles.

The Beatles officially shared performance credit with only one person:  Billy Preston (keyboardist), in fact;. the sleeve for the  single "Get Back" from 1969 reads "The Beatles with Billy Preston"

The  Get Back sessions were very difficult times and Billy was a key contributor to the tracks that would appear on the 'Let It Be' album(1970).

Billy's organ solo on the single "Let It Be"  can also be heard on select 'Abbey Road' tracks.

Billy Preston would later go to work with Lennon, Harrison and Starr on post-Beatles recordings.

Billy Preston and The Beatles essential songs:

• "Let It Be"
• "Get Back"
• "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
• "Something"
• "Dig A Pony"
• "One After 909"
• "I've Got A Feeling"
• "The Long and Winding Road"
• "Don't Let Me Down"

The Beatles with Billy Preston on "Love Me Do":