This month, we turn the spotlight on  the “almost 5th Beatle,” keyboard player Billy Preston

Links mentioned in this episode 

Billy Preston

• Billy Preston- He has his own wikipedia entry 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Preston 

• BBC radio documentary Billy Preston; That’s the Way Go Planed It - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wqb5d 

• “The Friends of Billy Preston”, by Steve Bergsman - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781544957296 

General Beatles Books

• Before They Were Beatles - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781413430561 

• Tune In - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781101903292 

• The Beatles (biography) - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780316013314 

Websites:

Alan J. Porter - YouTube Channel - Forgotten Beatles related videos - https://www.youtube.com/@AlanPorterWriter 

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