Billy Preston - "Will it go Round in Circles"

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Posted in 2009:

evil0live- Hahaha...Billy Preston is really great.

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ArbeiterInnenlieder- @evil0live

So is his hairdo. BTW who are the other musicians?

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fitztube4me- @ArbeiterInnenlieder Drummer:Manuel Kellog, Organ:Kenny Lupper, Piano: Hubert Heard....., and of Billy Preston. I know these guys, I use to date Huby Heard, piano AND was at ths taping! Had a BLAST! Loved the early 70's!

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Drchainsaw77- What I love about this clip is a great sound, good rock n roll -- and not a guitar in sight!

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triestestudent- No need.

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Posted in 2010:

TheJackie212 - I have always loved this song since i heard it back then :) RIP Billy :)

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whitelinedrifter- Love the hair! I did not notice there wasn't a guitar on the stage, thanks for pointing that out. Cool tune!

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undeported- man what a fro.. sweet

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philtheduck09-The Beatles knew Billy was the Man.

This is one of my favorite Funky Billy Preston songs! If I need to get in a good mood I just place this one LOUD.

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sisterdiggins - Stellar song !

Everything Billy did was magic.

A real gem.

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luangu- afros & bellbottoms!!

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triestestudent- Love his beautiful heart...all wide open.

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carolerory- the 5th beatle was awesome.. loved his sound

when I was a teen..

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dulcimerz2drumstix- Good time rock n roll! Billy wrote fun songs that came straight from the heart. Great keyboards, great vocals, great song. The whole package deal right there. Thanks again evilolive for posting yet another wonderful song by a true artist!

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meohsosexc- why do people call him the 5th beatle? does any1 know?

i lub this guy"s songs!

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chrisuzwhite- @meohsosexc He played on almost every song on the Let it Be album and covered a ton of Beatles songs before and after appearing on one of their actual albums. He was friends with them as well.

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tagirattana- The beatles absolutely loved the guy. That let it Be album is their best imho.

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PinkFloydRevolution- he recorded some of Let It Be with The Beatles and spent alot of time with them. Listen to Beatles Get Back. That keyboard solo? Billy.

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boobooday- Billy played with the Beatles, and a lot of other great musicians from the 60's and 70's.

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sjr727 - With only one exception, Billy Preston is the only artist to be credited by name on a Beatles record label. They loved Billy, he made recorded several songs with them, they considered him a member of their band.

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dunndebbiedo- Billy always seemed like such a happy person all the time, RIP you are missed

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boobooday- An awesome live performance. Love all the hair, and how the trombone player is as skinny as his slide.

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evrgrnn5280- cant help but be happy when hearing billy's songs. he was very good at cheering people up.

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SuperColin74- also played with the stones.. rip mate.

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pekoe67- billy, sly stone and larry graham were all in a band before sly took off with the family stone.

their ambition was to be the 'black beatles'.

can you imagine ???

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urbanagain- Wow, I never knew that. All of them famous in their own right, probably could have been great as a group.

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Tscorp65- That fro is awsome dude!!!!

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ninjaonfire12 - The Era of the Fro, a classic.

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SeventhHeaven5655-That is the coolest afro I have ever seen.

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himpthepimp- no one plays live like they did...

just feel it brotha

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peterarnt- I notice the Hammond B3 organ off to Billy's left side in this vid. Still used today by many Jazz professionals. Great tune and reminds me of great times. Billy truly let the music move him around. We miss ya, Billy!

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2016or6 - Talk about stage presence--Billy had it GOIN' ON!! GREAT live performance. Keys, horns, drums and that's all. Awesome.

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biffbyford- How can Billy be playing keys and singing while also playing drums??? Amazing! ;o)

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bass3rd- great tune

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johnbrandonjr- He was a wonderful musician and singer.  What a great tune.

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Billyclub31- Hahaha! i love his afro!!!

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laurierken- And THAT, boy's 'n girls, is a mother of a groove. The one and only Billy Preston, the 5th Beatle. Glorious, glorious, glorious. Gone only on the physical plane, here forever on teh musical plane. THAT is what matters. Thanks for the music Billy.

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baridaddy- One of a kind...A true master of the keys - especially the Hammond B3..A master musician but even better a GREAT human being!!! You are sorely missed, Billy!!!

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camster64- Billy Preston Cool.  I had an afro like that , tho it was ginger lol

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joethepainter90-Billy Preston was an still is the King of KOOL

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daddyoj- The COOLEST drum kit ever- only made better by bouncing afro's

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x63- FRO!

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SpadeHand- Kinda sad I missed this age...

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daddysevenpointfiver-5 dude that hair should get its own area code

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daveusaz1218- From this early video I can see tha talent that the Beatles were happy to have around when they had the chance to play music with him.

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buzzintexas- I remember when the plexi-glas/acrylic drum sets were in. Way back in the day.

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rockthejungle- Billy was asked to join the Beatles but they broke up before he could play with them on a constant basis.

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fitztube4me- @rockthejungle Hahaaa, Billy WROTE for the Beatles! He was known as, "The 5th Beatle", AND, played with The Stones as well.

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scrambo- That's one big afro!

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mab61262- it's funky friday..get down with your bad self..

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TannerDMB41- i don't know how people could sit down during this!

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xgmb45- best afro EVER!

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thenoblezada - Great memories of the 70's!!!! Love Billy Preston, gotta love the fro....:)

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Stinkyjig- Hands down the best fro I've EVER seen...

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tripfunkmonster- I actually remember seeing this as a kid. Billy was my favorite at the time and there was no way I was missing it. His fro belongs in the Smithsonian.

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cocovi- lol we still have Samuel Jackson around to do a movie on Billy Preston.

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Butcher1949- Billy Preston, the "Black" Beatle, I remember diggin' this!! He played keyboards on three albums for the Beatles!!!!

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davidtn- When REAL musical talent existed!

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SyntagmaStation- I just like everything about this -- the song, the drum kit, the hair, the clothes, the groove. You just know it must have felt great to be Billy.

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dhlaur - wasn't he the BEST? i saw him in concert in the early 70's, he opened for george harrison and ravi shankar, and he was the best part, he had EVERYONE on their feet, happy, smiling..what charisma, he's loved and missed!