billy preston became the fifth beatle on let it be playing keyboards on the lp.
billy preston became the fifth beatle on let it be playing keyboards on the lp.
who became the fifth beatle on let it be playing keyboards on the lp?
billy preston
apart from sheridan, the american pianist billy preston was the only artist to receive joint credit on a beatles single, for his playing on "get back". on the "let it be" album where preston's performances are used the song credits list "with billy preston". preston also played organ on "let it be", "something" and "i want you (she's so heavy)", and fender rhodes electric piano on "don't let me down" and "get back". preston first met the beatles in 1962, but his "fifth beatle" claim originated in january 1969 when harrison invited him to join them for recording sessions in order to defuse tensions in the band. lennon suggested that preston join the beatles, even using the term "fifth beatle", but the idea was dismissed by mccartney. to distinguish preston from the controversy over who is the fifth beatle, he is sometimes given the unique title of the "black beatle".
fifth beatle
tiwary's graphic novel "the fifth beatle" was released in november 2013 and spent several weeks on "the new york times" best-seller list, reaching #1 in its third week of release. in june 2014, "the fifth beatle" was nominated for a true believers comics award for "favourite 2013 original graphic novel". "the fifth beatle" was announced as an indiefab 2013 gold winner for graphic novels & comics. on july 25, 2014, "the fifth beatle" received the eisner award for best reality-based work. on september 6, 2014 at baltimore comic-con, "the fifth beatle" won two harvey awards for "best graphic album - original" and "best biographical, historical, or journalistic presentation". a paperback edition was released in october 2016.
vivek tiwary