Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Barclay’s deft hands, the film traces Preston’s progress from child prodigy to international hitmaker, a journey that feels ...

It's 1969. The Beatles are trying to record what would become their final albums, and they're at each other's throats. Nothing is working. Then a visitor enters the studio, the keyboard player Billy ...

Joyous, bittersweet portrait of the conflicted prodigy and sideman whose keyboards lifted The Beatles, Stones and gospel ...

Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It was directed by Paris Barclay, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his work on NYPD Blue. George Harrison’s widow, Olivia, is one of the documentary’s ...

The Beatles, the Stones and Clapton shared the stage with him. He made solo hits, too. A documentary by Paris Barclay explores his success and his difficult life. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ...

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“Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” is, by turns, heartbreaking and inspirational. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Paris Barclay, the documentary celebrates the life and work of ...