McCartney Times

Peter Jackson’s Get Back has delighted fans of the Fab Four, but you’ll also spot a lesser-known face in the new Beatles documentary.

Billy Preston – dubbed the “Fifth Beatle” by John Lennon, no less – was the only musician ever given a co-credit on a Beatles label (the Get Back single, which is why you’ll see so much of him in Jackson’s film).

Preston, a keyboardist, is a big musical presence on Let It Be. Electric piano is peppered throughout the album, helping to smooth the compositional cracks that were already emerging in these early stages of the band’s eventual split.

Preston also appeared on Abbey Road, and would later play alongside Paul, George, John, and Ringo at their legendary rooftop concert – the last time The Beatles ever performed in public.

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Source: Get Back: Who was Billy Preston, John Lennon’s lost “Fifth Beatle”? | Evening Standard