William Preston was an American musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960’s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and the Beatles.
He then went on to achieve fame as a solo artist, with hit pop singles including “That’s the Way God Planned It”, “Outa-Space”, “Will It Go Round in Circles”, “Space Race”, and “Nothing from Nothing”.
Additionally, Preston co-wrote “You Are So Beautiful”, which became a number 5 hit for Joe Cocker; Stephen Stills asked Preston if he could use his phrase “if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with” and created the hit song.
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