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Apparently he was an original Monkee too (on live/session recordings). So he was both a Monkee and a Beatle. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/davy-jones-dead-singer-monkees_n_1310769.html?ref=mostpopular 216.227.108.69 ( talk) 06:24, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Re: Edit
Noticed an error/s which I have rectified.
US----US R&B-----UK
"It Will Come in Time" (with Syreeta Wright) — — 47 (corrected from 47 in US)
"One More Time for Love" (with Syreeta Wright) 52 72 — (added/included #72 in US R&B - confirmed with Syreeta Wright Wikipedia page)
Hope this helps.
Thanks. :)
PS Also noticed and corrected that The song "You're So Unique", did not reach #3 in the UK charts. In fact it failed to make the charts in the UK (which was a Top 50 at the time back in 1974).
What movie looks similar to Billy Preston?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.119.242.172 ( talk) 16:58, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Should George Harrison not be included in the Associated Acts section of his side box? He played on many of his records and they were close friends as well as colleagues. CityFeedback talk 08:50, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
"Preston was the only musician to be credited on a Beatles recording other than the group's four members: the group's number-one hit "Get Back" billed as "The Beatles with Billy Preston" There are several other musicians credited on Revolver and Mal Evans is credited on Rubber Soul. He may be the only musician credited on a Beatles single, unless you count Tony Sheridan. 71.190.84.233 ( talk) 23:40, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
I understand what JG66 means by "that's not the same as..." but that doesn't change the fact that the sentence in the article is misleading or false, given the credit accorded to Alan Civil and others.
"In April 1969, their single "Get Back" was credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston", the only time such a joint credit had been given on an official Beatles-sanctioned release (as distinct from an unsanctioned reissue of some Hamburg-era recordings on which they were the backing group for Tony Sheridan)." Well, what about the original "My Bonnie" single, where Sheridan definitely was co-credited? Wasn't that record "Beatles-sanctioned"? Or is it supposedly disqualified because The Beatles were billed as "The Beat Brothers"? Jah77 ( talk) 18:43, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
The article reads: "...the only time such a co-credit had been given on a Beatles record". Where does it say the co-credit was "given" by The Beatles? If the idea was to refer exclusively to the post-Love Me Do era, reissues of earlier material would be irrelevant by definition and there would have been no need to mention Tony Sheridan in the first place. So either state explicitly that you're referring to a specific part of The Beatles' career and leave Sheridan out of it entirely, or acknowledge that in the early days, they shared a performer co-credit with another artist. The original wording was unclear on what kind of "co-crediting" was being referred to. If somebody wants the sentence to underline the uniqueness of Preston's contribution, I have no problem with that, as long as it's done in a way that makes it clear what exactly is meant by "co-crediting on a Beatles record". ("...the only time an artist was credited as a co-performer with The Beatles after the band started recording as independent artists", or whatever - something that unambiguously rules out Sheridan.) Jah77 ( talk) 19:23, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Regardless of all the debate above about Tony Sheridan, the statement about Billy Preston being the only musican credited on a Beatles record is just plain wrong. The French Horn player Alan Civil was given an explicit credit for For No One on the back cover of the original LP pressings of Revolver - example can be seen at https://fontsinuse.com/uses/58642/the-beatles-revolver-album-art
Jpmaytum ( talk) 13:18, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Further digging reveals that five musicians have been credited on Beatles records: George Martin (several times, including Not a Second Time and on a couple of tracks on the back of Rubber Soul; likewise a credit for Mal ‘Organ’ Evans on Hammond for You Won't See Me also from Rubber soul ; Anil Bhagwat on Tabla for Love You To from Revolver as well as the Alan Civil credit for For No One.
Despite what the reference says, I would suggest rewording the article to say "one of the few musicians credited...."
Jpmaytum ( talk) 13:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Should Discography be a separate article? Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 21:17, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
The story of George Harrison quitting the band during the Get Back sessions, going to see Ray Charles in concert and from there convincing Preston to join the Beatles sessions has been pretty well disproven. Ray Charles was not touring in the UK during January 1969. Billy Preston, however, was in fact in London recording a segment for a BBC show on the 19th of January...three days before joining the Beatles sessions. Unfortunately, the supporting source for the misinformation in this Wiki is a Washington Post article, so it's likely never to be changed. Projectorhead ( talk) 11:16, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
Ok, new information has come to light. In the documentary The Beatles: Get Back it is now revealed that "Billy's just arrived in London to film a couple of TV appearances. He drops by to say 'hi' unaware that The Beatles need a keyboard player." We also see the actual footage of John Lennon telling Preston they need someone in on keyboards because they want to do the songs live, and saying "so if you'd like to do that you're welcome to." The incorrect story from the Washington Post should now be taken out, right? Projectorhead ( talk) 11:34, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
I thought this was resolved, but the Beatles or Beat Brothers were given credit on Tony Sheridan's recording; Preston is the only musician credited by the Beatles on a Beatles record. Hotcop2 ( talk) 00:52, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
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Apparently he was an original Monkee too (on live/session recordings). So he was both a Monkee and a Beatle. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/davy-jones-dead-singer-monkees_n_1310769.html?ref=mostpopular 216.227.108.69 ( talk) 06:24, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Re: Edit
Noticed an error/s which I have rectified.
US----US R&B-----UK
"It Will Come in Time" (with Syreeta Wright) — — 47 (corrected from 47 in US)
"One More Time for Love" (with Syreeta Wright) 52 72 — (added/included #72 in US R&B - confirmed with Syreeta Wright Wikipedia page)
Hope this helps.
Thanks. :)
PS Also noticed and corrected that The song "You're So Unique", did not reach #3 in the UK charts. In fact it failed to make the charts in the UK (which was a Top 50 at the time back in 1974).
What movie looks similar to Billy Preston?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.119.242.172 ( talk) 16:58, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Should George Harrison not be included in the Associated Acts section of his side box? He played on many of his records and they were close friends as well as colleagues. CityFeedback talk 08:50, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
"Preston was the only musician to be credited on a Beatles recording other than the group's four members: the group's number-one hit "Get Back" billed as "The Beatles with Billy Preston" There are several other musicians credited on Revolver and Mal Evans is credited on Rubber Soul. He may be the only musician credited on a Beatles single, unless you count Tony Sheridan. 71.190.84.233 ( talk) 23:40, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
I understand what JG66 means by "that's not the same as..." but that doesn't change the fact that the sentence in the article is misleading or false, given the credit accorded to Alan Civil and others.
"In April 1969, their single "Get Back" was credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston", the only time such a joint credit had been given on an official Beatles-sanctioned release (as distinct from an unsanctioned reissue of some Hamburg-era recordings on which they were the backing group for Tony Sheridan)." Well, what about the original "My Bonnie" single, where Sheridan definitely was co-credited? Wasn't that record "Beatles-sanctioned"? Or is it supposedly disqualified because The Beatles were billed as "The Beat Brothers"? Jah77 ( talk) 18:43, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
The article reads: "...the only time such a co-credit had been given on a Beatles record". Where does it say the co-credit was "given" by The Beatles? If the idea was to refer exclusively to the post-Love Me Do era, reissues of earlier material would be irrelevant by definition and there would have been no need to mention Tony Sheridan in the first place. So either state explicitly that you're referring to a specific part of The Beatles' career and leave Sheridan out of it entirely, or acknowledge that in the early days, they shared a performer co-credit with another artist. The original wording was unclear on what kind of "co-crediting" was being referred to. If somebody wants the sentence to underline the uniqueness of Preston's contribution, I have no problem with that, as long as it's done in a way that makes it clear what exactly is meant by "co-crediting on a Beatles record". ("...the only time an artist was credited as a co-performer with The Beatles after the band started recording as independent artists", or whatever - something that unambiguously rules out Sheridan.) Jah77 ( talk) 19:23, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Regardless of all the debate above about Tony Sheridan, the statement about Billy Preston being the only musican credited on a Beatles record is just plain wrong. The French Horn player Alan Civil was given an explicit credit for For No One on the back cover of the original LP pressings of Revolver - example can be seen at https://fontsinuse.com/uses/58642/the-beatles-revolver-album-art
Jpmaytum ( talk) 13:18, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Further digging reveals that five musicians have been credited on Beatles records: George Martin (several times, including Not a Second Time and on a couple of tracks on the back of Rubber Soul; likewise a credit for Mal ‘Organ’ Evans on Hammond for You Won't See Me also from Rubber soul ; Anil Bhagwat on Tabla for Love You To from Revolver as well as the Alan Civil credit for For No One.
Despite what the reference says, I would suggest rewording the article to say "one of the few musicians credited...."
Jpmaytum ( talk) 13:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Should Discography be a separate article? Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 21:17, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
The story of George Harrison quitting the band during the Get Back sessions, going to see Ray Charles in concert and from there convincing Preston to join the Beatles sessions has been pretty well disproven. Ray Charles was not touring in the UK during January 1969. Billy Preston, however, was in fact in London recording a segment for a BBC show on the 19th of January...three days before joining the Beatles sessions. Unfortunately, the supporting source for the misinformation in this Wiki is a Washington Post article, so it's likely never to be changed. Projectorhead ( talk) 11:16, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
Ok, new information has come to light. In the documentary The Beatles: Get Back it is now revealed that "Billy's just arrived in London to film a couple of TV appearances. He drops by to say 'hi' unaware that The Beatles need a keyboard player." We also see the actual footage of John Lennon telling Preston they need someone in on keyboards because they want to do the songs live, and saying "so if you'd like to do that you're welcome to." The incorrect story from the Washington Post should now be taken out, right? Projectorhead ( talk) 11:34, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
I thought this was resolved, but the Beatles or Beat Brothers were given credit on Tony Sheridan's recording; Preston is the only musician credited by the Beatles on a Beatles record. Hotcop2 ( talk) 00:52, 2 December 2023 (UTC)