The Beatles’ beloved collaborator died at 59 in 2006. A new documentary, “That’s the Way God Planned It,” explores what he long kept hidden.

A child prodigy, Billy Preston began performing at his local church in Los Angeles, but his talents on the keyboard and singing quickly led him to guest appearances on The Nat King Cole Show, and ...

Directed by Paris Barclay and produced by Stephanie Allain, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Nigel Sinclair, and Cheo Hodari Coker, with ...

A gap exists at the heart of gay director Paris Barclay’s documentary “Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It.” It’s Preston himself. A singer and ...

The movie chronicles the life of Grammy Award-winning solo artist and keyboard prodigy Preston (1946-2006). Some refer to him ...

The late Billy Preston's sexuality was said to be an open secret among his peers, yet it didn't become public until he passed in 2006.

That’s the Way God Planned It” plays Thursday at The Arts Campus at Willits at 7 p.m. Woody Creek’s Daniel Shaw was an ...

The Beatles, the Stones and Clapton shared the stage with him. He made solo hits, too. A documentary by Paris Barclay ...

John Lennon called keyboardist Billy Preston "the fifth Beatle." But his talents couldn't help him outrun his demons, as told in a new documentary, "Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It." ...

Paris Barclay's documentary confronts the lifelong struggles with identity that shadowed Preston's career ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American keyboardist, singer and songwriter Billy Preston (1949-2006), circa 1975. (Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty ...

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 ...