Billy Preston

[Skittles]

excellent article about "the fifth Beatle" - I remember him vividly when I lived in England but many people here are not familiar with his legacy

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/blazing-talent-heartbreaking-decline-fifth-093125394.html

[Tanuki]

1. I remember him as a solo artist. I was not aware of his connection

to the Beatles and did not know he co-wrote "You are so beautiful."
When I hear his name I think of "Nothing from Nothing"

[Skittles]

4. I remember that from high school in America

I told my classmates, that guy was like an honorary member of the Beatles but they didn't know what was talking about.

[DAngelo136]

2. There Is A Website Dedicated To Him

http://www.billypreston.net/

And he was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:https://www.rockhall.com/story-billy-preston

Not to mention his duet with the late Syreeta Wright:

[Skittles]

3. that song is beautiful

[Cartoonist]

5. I was surprised to see him in a film with Nat King Cole

He played Nat as a kid.