william everett preston sang lead vocals for that's the way god planned it.
william everett preston sang lead vocals for that's the way god planned it.
who sang lead vocals for that's the way god planned it?
william everett preston
william everett preston (september 2, 1946 – june 6, 2006) was an american musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as little richard, sam cooke, ray charles, rev. james cleveland and the beatles. he went on to achieve fame as a solo artist, with hit singles such as "that's the way god planned it", "outa-space", "will it go round in circles", "space race", "nothing from nothing" and "with you i'm born again". additionally, preston co-wrote "you are so beautiful", which became a number 5 hit for joe cocker.
billy preston
"that's the way god planned it" is a song by american musician billy preston and the title track to his 1969 album of the same name. issued as a single, the song was preston's first release on the beatles' apple record label, following his guest role on the band's "get back" single. the lyrics to "that's the way god planned it" partly reflect the long musical apprenticeship preston had served since childhood, mentored by artists such as sam cooke and ray charles,wayne robins, "billy preston", "creem", may 1974; available at rock's backpages (subscription required). while musically the track combines the gospel tradition with rock. produced by george harrison in london, the recording also features contributions from eric clapton, keith richards, ginger baker and doris troy. having been edited down to three minutes for its single release, the full version appeared on the album, as "that's the way god planned it (parts 1 & 2)".
that's the way god planned it (song)