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Pietro
The great Billy Preston died six years ago on June 6. His enormous contribution to the Rolling Stones often goes unheralded, and I'm posting this to remind Stones fans that a couple of the Stones best albums wouldn't be quite as good without Billy Preston. His soulfulness and technical expertise around R&B and gospel music enrinched the Stones' sound greatly.
After Mick Taylor left the band in 1974, Preston carried a lot of his weight on the Stones next album, "Black and Blue," for which all Stones fans should be grateful.
Billy Preston's contributions to the Rolling Stones:
Sticky Fingers: "Can't You Hear Me Knockin," "I Got the Blues"
Exile on Main Street: "Shine a Light"
Goats Head Soup: "100 Years Ago," "Heartbreaker"
It's Only Rock 'n Roll: "If You Can't Rock Me," "Aint Too Proud to Beg," "Fingerprint File"
Black and Blue: "Hot Stuff," "Hand of Fate," "Cherry Oh Baby," "Memory Motel," "Hey Negrita," "Melody" (liner notes say this song was "inspired by Billy Preston"; probably he co-wrote it), "Fool to Cry," "Crazy Mama"
Love You Live: All songs
Some Girls: "Miss You" (Preston may have been entitled to a co-writing credit on this one too)
Wandering Spirit (Jagger album): All songs
Bridges to Babylon: "Saint of Me"
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Redhotcarpet
Billy Preston and not to forget Ollie Brown. Ollie is a huge part of what makes 1975 sound great. Maybe the most underrated in the band. Billy's dirty sound on everything he touched in the Stones catalogue is gold. He was great and I never understood why some fans seem to hate him. If Nicky was the diamonds on the Stones muddy ground then Billy is the gold. Chuck is the landlord.
And noone has to answer that with posting some clip of Billys solo act in on the 75/76 tours, Stones wanted him to do that and I think its cool and part of the 70s Stones.
Correct not on all songs.Quote
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Pietro
The great Billy Preston died six years ago on June 6. His enormous contribution to the Rolling Stones often goes unheralded, and I'm posting this to remind Stones fans that a couple of the Stones best albums wouldn't be quite as good without Billy Preston. His soulfulness and technical expertise around R&B and gospel music enrinched the Stones' sound greatly.
After Mick Taylor left the band in 1974, Preston carried a lot of his weight on the Stones next album, "Black and Blue," for which all Stones fans should be grateful.
Billy Preston's contributions to the Rolling Stones:
Sticky Fingers: "Can't You Hear Me Knockin," "I Got the Blues"
Exile on Main Street: "Shine a Light"
Goats Head Soup: "100 Years Ago," "Heartbreaker"
It's Only Rock 'n Roll: "If You Can't Rock Me," "Aint Too Proud to Beg," "Fingerprint File"
Black and Blue: "Hot Stuff," "Hand of Fate," "Cherry Oh Baby," "Memory Motel," "Hey Negrita," "Melody" (liner notes say this song was "inspired by Billy Preston"; probably he co-wrote it), "Fool to Cry," "Crazy Mama"
Love You Live: All songs
Some Girls: "Miss You" (Preston may have been entitled to a co-writing credit on this one too)
Wandering Spirit (Jagger album): All songs
Bridges to Babylon: "Saint of Me"
I didn't know Preston played on all songs. I thought it was Out Of Focus only?
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nankerphlege
Anyone ever listened to his live in Europe in 73 album? MT supposedly plays guitar on it.
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Pietro
The great Billy Preston died six years ago on June 6. His enormous contribution to the Rolling Stones often goes unheralded, and I'm posting this to remind Stones fans that a couple of the Stones best albums wouldn't be quite as good without Billy Preston. His soulfulness and technical expertise around R&B and gospel music enrinched the Stones' sound greatly.
After Mick Taylor left the band in 1974, Preston carried a lot of his weight on the Stones next album, "Black and Blue," for which all Stones fans should be grateful.
Billy Preston's contributions to the Rolling Stones:
Sticky Fingers: "Can't You Hear Me Knockin," "I Got the Blues"
Exile on Main Street: "Shine a Light"
Goats Head Soup: "100 Years Ago," "Heartbreaker"
It's Only Rock 'n Roll: "If You Can't Rock Me," "Aint Too Proud to Beg," "Fingerprint File"
Black and Blue: "Hot Stuff," "Hand of Fate," "Cherry Oh Baby," "Memory Motel," "Hey Negrita," "Melody" (liner notes say this song was "inspired by Billy Preston"; probably he co-wrote it), "Fool to Cry," "Crazy Mama"
Love You Live: All songs
Some Girls: "Miss You" (Preston may have been entitled to a co-writing credit on this one too)
Wandering Spirit (Jagger album): All songs
Bridges to Babylon: "Saint of Me"
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MuddyJaggrich
His music lives on every day.