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Jun 06, 2006, 07:57 AM
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Nowhere Man
Join Date: Oct 09, 2002
Location: Florida panhandle
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Billy Preston passed away today
He had been in a coma since November, He will be greatly missed
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198353,00.html
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Jun 06, 2006, 08:06 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Aug 04, 2000
Location: The Netherlands
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OMG OMG OMG
This is realy sad sad news....
Let's think of Billy and his loved ones....he was a very special man
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Jun 06, 2006, 08:08 AM
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Old Brown Shoe
Join Date: Jul 07, 2002
Location: chicago 'burbs
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i just heard this on the radio!  i just watched concert for
george the other night...and so enjoyed his version of "my sweet lord."
his smile could light up the room......it was megawatt!
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Jun 06, 2006, 08:14 AM
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Apple Scruff
Join Date: May 23, 2005
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very sad.
Fly to Heaven Billy! Your suffering here is over.
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Jun 06, 2006, 08:22 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Jul 11, 2004
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rest in peace
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Jun 06, 2006, 08:46 AM
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Join Date: Nov 15, 2000
Location: Chicago, IL USA
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I am so sorry to read this...Billy had an enthusiasm and energy about him that I will not soon forget. RIP, Billy... 
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: May 28, 2001
Location: Chicago Area, IL, USA
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This is the first thing that caught my eye when I logged onto Beatlelinks. What a shame.
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:12 AM
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Sgt. Pepper
Join Date: Oct 23, 2001
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Sad, sad news. He'll be greatly missed. |
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Aug 22, 2002
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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Go peacefully, Billy. Thanks for the music and all the smiles.
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:42 AM
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Nowhere Man
Join Date: May 13, 2006
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Lets hope he meets his friends john and george up there.
rip
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:47 AM
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Dr. Robert
Join Date: Apr 27, 2006
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My heart and prayers go to Billy Preston's family and friends.
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:51 AM
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Sgt. Pepper
Join Date: May 27, 2005
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:55 AM
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Bulldog
Join Date: Oct 09, 2001
Location: Omaha, NE
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 RIP Billy |
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:55 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Jul 02, 2002
Location: Back to where I once belonged
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He fought a long, hard fight with his illnesses. He's free of it all now. RIP, Billy. Missing you already! 
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Jun 06, 2006, 09:55 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Nov 22, 2004
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Jun 06, 2006, 10:06 AM
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Taxman
Join Date: Nov 28, 2005
Location: Ohio
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That is such sad news. Even sadder when I think that it was only a year ago he was on the American Idol finale performing as great as ever.
Thank you Billy... your talent and smiles will not be forgotten!!
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Jun 06, 2006, 10:09 AM
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Webmaster Of BeatleLinks
Join Date: Apr 20, 2000
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Very sad. I was lucky to see him live a few times, definitely with Ringo and I could swear he was with Eric Clapton too. And then about 10 years ago at a music convention in LA, I also saw him wandering around. I ran around from vendor to vendor and found the nearest copy of the "Get Back" single. The single is credited to The Beatles & Billy Preston, which was the only one like it. He happily signed it for me, which was really cool.
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Jun 06, 2006, 10:15 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Nov 22, 2004
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Very sad. I was lucky to see him live a few times, definitely with Ringo and I could swear he was with Eric Clapton too. And then about 10 years ago at a music convention in LA, I also saw him wandering around. I ran around from vendor to vendor and found the nearest copy of the "Get Back" single. The single is credited to The Beatles & Billy Preston, which was the only one like it. He happily signed it for me, which was really cool.
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Yeah, Jerry! He did tour with Clapton one time. In fact, he'd had some heart issues & had to take a break while the tour continued without him & then he rejoined. I saw that tour out in the LA area then. I was SO happy to see him when he walked out on stage that night. |
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Jun 06, 2006, 10:24 AM
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Wild Honey Pie
Join Date: Mar 17, 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
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I just hear it on Air America! I'mn crushed but new things looked bad.
My very first 45 was "Will It Go Round in Circles." His performance at the 2002 Concert For George (Harrison) stole the show. I saw him last September at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle and he was fantastic. Here's the news blurb:
<a href= http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/06/obit.preston.ap/index.html>www.cnn.com</a> |
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Jun 06, 2006, 10:27 AM
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Webmaster Of BeatleLinks
Join Date: Apr 20, 2000
Location: Encino, California
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Make that "The Beatles WITH Billy Preston"...
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