Billy Preston - How Great Thou Art

[HedgeFundOfOne]

@7vitaman - I'm with you in celebrating "Amazing Grace". Just one little point: "Amazing Grace" had been a favorite in many churches for many generations before Judy Collins' wonderful recording. Billy Graham meetings had featured it for decades. I remember singing it often in Baptist churches, and then being happily surprised to hear Judy Collins' sweet arrangement on the radio. Newton wrote the lyric--it was set to music later with a number of different tunes--the one we sing now is great!

[51362879]

I'm speechless. Preston didn't play just with his hands, he played from the very depths of his soul!

To God the Father be ALL Glory and Praise!

[jm41586]

HE is truely amazing

[PentecostalTexasBoy]

He can Play That Organ Like No other!

[disccentury]

CLICK ON: disccentury, GOSPEL MUSIC, NEVER SEEN

[blavis50]

No thats how you play an organ! Billy Preston didn't need a voice because that organ was his voice

[TheMysteriousM]

He didn't need recording "tricks", he was the real DEAL...RIP, Billy P...and thanks for the music you left us.<3

[DDDD1980]

ok, why do I keep screaming Play Billy @ my computer? PLAY BILLY!

[txgmike]

Amen!

[63weezer]

--...now you know why the Beatles recruited him to play keyboards!!! Miss ya Mr Preston,sir.

[frozenge]

Now that's music right there.

[JAZZ8507]

God bless you Billy!!!!!!

[tanker58p]

he is making the organ talk to us!!

[REVIVALORGANIST88]

HE WAS THE ORGANIST , WHO WE ALL TRIED TO COPY...AND COULDN'T!

IF THEIRS A HAMMOND B -3 IN HEAVEN...BILLYS PLAYING AND WORSHIPING

OUR LORD!! (AND DAVID DAVIS, JIMMY ARNOLD, JIMMY SMITH, AND OTHERS

ARE WATCHING HIM)

"EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT...COMETH FROM THE LORD! "

BUFORD DOWELL *>>>>

[REVIVALORGANIST88]

BILLY WAS A FRIEND, SINCE HE WAS 14....AND THE WORLDS GREATEST

GOSPEL ORGANIST!

BUFORD DOWELL

AMERICA'S REVIVAL ORGANIST

PHOENIX, AZ, USA.

ROM 8

[REVIVALORGANIST88]

BILLY WAS A FRIEND, SINCE HE WAS 14....AND THE WORLDS GREATEST GOSPEL ORGANIST! HE WAS THE ORGANIST , WHO WE ALL TRIED TO COPY...AND COULDN'T! IF THEIRS A HAMMOND B -3 IN HEAVEN...BILLYS PLAYING AND WORSHIPING OUR LORD!! (AND DAVID DAVIS, JIMMY ARNOLD, JIMMY SMITH, AND OTHERS ARE WATCHING HIM) "EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT...COMETH FROM THE LORD! " BUFORD DOWELL AMERICA'S REVIVAL ORGANIST PHOENIX, AZ, USA. ROM 8

[shadhom]

Leon Corder of Nashville,Tn is the only organist of today that I personally know that plays like Billy.

[halloparamaribooo]

Amizing This Bro.

Good Old Times.

Many BLessings From The Netherlands ;-D

[viz1]

Play Billy!

[palehorseone]

What a gracious soul. We've just been schooled.

[LynneGo]

Brilliant! How so underestimated Billy Preston was as an organist. Pure genius and he pours his entire heart and soul into those keys.

[linenbell]

Lord Have Mercy!!! He Played it for Jesus!!! RIP

[7vitaman]

My all time fav is Amazing Grace. John Newton wrote it in about 1770. It wasn't sung much in church, and was pretty much unknown until Dec 1970, when Judy Collins did the song. In Jan 1971, was the number one hit in the UK and the USA. I believe it is the most recorded song in music history. (God did it, just for this generation)

[NaviiGurl2007]

on of my fav gospel songs and he did it so wonderfully i started cryin within 20 seconds of it startin

[7vitaman]

@NaviiGurl2007 I love it too.

[hotdetboi69]

play Billy u r miss alot rip

[AveIvy]

Play it Billy!!! Play it!! RIP.

[goodgooglegoo]

AMAZING !!!!!!!!

[andy50pa1]

Nobody can make anorgan talk like Billy Preston can I mean NOBODY.

[timmy841212]

WOW!

[olaegbowon]

......

[nerdsnshape]

he made the organ sing

[wlhj777]

What A Gift From GOD! Billy Preston Was One of the BEST Organist to EVER play !!!!A Virtuoso!! Maestro!! RIP Bro Billy!!

[Aprostime123]

aint no thang to say,,, AMen is it

[hugleberthumperdink]

Anyone know what lower drawbar settings the great man's using at 1:00? Cheers

[soulexplosion007]

absolutely great.. rip brother...

[redbonegal]

AMEN!!  RIP BILLY!!

[nacyw]

Fantastic!!!

[JCPUTT]

A super gifted musician. This old bastard saw him play piano when

he was just a kid.

[viz1]

You betta play sir!

[SoAmazing45]

wow

[TrueGospelMan]

Wow! My God! Let the Church say Yes!

[jrbryant5]

@minijcj1961, This is actually the second person I've ever seen run the bass bedals. My brother plays the organ in my church and when the spirit hits him he actuall shouts on the pedals and the music never stops.

[redbonegal]

Amen!! Your brother was filled with the holy spirit!!

[mycalling52]

Billy Preston talent was excellent. Look how he plays the organ. The skills he had was just amazing. That organ is talking! Beautiful instrumental. Now that is church going on there. RIP Billy Preston.

[ChiOne07]

Billy is one of those musicians, that other MUSICIANS stand behind and watch and say "What the hell ... ? You see that?" lol

[Babisys1]

Sho you right!!

[stricklandmr]

That is exactly what I said and I was talking to myself...what the feezy

[pianoplaya2002]

3:00 was TIGHT!!!!!

[minjcj1961]

@3:00 The ONLY organist I've ever seen run the bass pedals!

[revalj]

You are so right

[blackmaestro]

Yeah, that's something you usually see more in pipe organ music. So he was probably borrowing from his classical organ technique for that.

[MWL3]

two legends together. Mr Billy Preston and The Hamond B3. Billy was the master of the big B3. Thank you Billy for all the music! RIP

[carinealvim]

Valei-me Santa Cecília!

[MICKEYSMONKEY]

take- em to church billy....wit- yo bad self.

[gospelpiano]

Billy Preston-King of the B3 Hammond Organ

Twinkie Clark-Queen of the B3 Hammond Organ!!

[RedMonetMizrahi]

i have been looking for this and OMG im so glad i found it!! he MADE a Hammond TALK!!

[santabee]

HE IS THE BEST B3 PLAYER EVER

[ComradeCrusty]

1:50-2:00 that part is sweetness

[jgat97]

This is an amazing clip. He also played this on John P. Kee VIP Mass Choir video. If someone has that can you please post it.

[rocky52a]

The Greatest B3 Player to ever live...... May he RIP

[IpsaPaphum]

So intense!

[Evangelisatie]

God bless YOU!

[MACKIEDOIZ40]

when did billy preston past this life?

[shadowskl]

Grande, grande Billy!

[directorofmusc]

Take lessons from the Master Minister of Music. No one did it like Billy Preston.

[minjcj1961]

Now that's how you play a hymn!

[jimmy25138]

Amen

[mcmiraclevalley]

Billy was one of the best master organist and rest in peace:

Rev. Michael Capps, Ph.D

[EMWBOI07]

Simply one of the greatest organist that ever played and lived!

[bullbaloney]

I loved Billy, but I didnt love this.

[MUN7001]

cause your an idiot and dont realize that his music derives from gospel,

[bullbaloney]

keyboard warrior. Name calling and no idea about the person you are name calling. Their age, race, intelligence, background, etc. Almost all music comes from gospel roots, dipshit. Im not a dumbass kid sittin in mommies basement picking on people because you didnt like their opinion. I said Ioved Billy but didnt like this version of this song. What is wrong with that? I love opera and classical music , does that make me an idiot in your eyes? Grow up, Get a life loser!

[fishlimpet]

im just gonna say that this video is nothing less than amazing.

[1joker88]

Go here his version of "Summertime" after this for a real treat!

[jimmy25138]

yes, your right. Then Tribute To George...My Sweet Lord.

[YLGersdorf]

Awesome!!! Rest in peace, brother Billy. I'm sure you're playing that Hammond organ up in Heaven making beautiful, beautiful music!

[Vergilius65]

Great musician on one of the great Hammond models, C-3...not producet since 1975.

[gaspo218]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fifth Beatle !! a Legend.

[JonnyKeyz]

1:20 puts a smile on anyones face....3:00 just don't make no SENSE!

[jimpson7]

haha ye its cool. at 3.00 its awesome when they use the foot pedals, such a deep sound. love it.

[YoungmanwithOldsoul]

This is the best version of this song I have ever heard. Im putting this on my page no doubt, im in love with this song. So on that note, im going to learn how to play it. amen.

[snoopysboo]

This is my man. GOD BLESS YOU, BILLY PRESTON! May you rest in the care of our GOD!

[prspad]

The best there ever was on the B-3!!!

A true musical legend.

[iplaymusic1983]

2:40 on is true worship !!!

[tiekoe]

1:03 legendary

[HZ1975]

I wanna cry ;( AWESOME!!!

[WoesteWobbe]

delicious!!

[00creole00]

We need more real ministers of music like Billy Preston

[74drums]

AMEN! He was truly amazing and will be long time missed all over!

[tirayi]

Remember what Jimi did with Star Spangled Banner? And what Miles did with Porgy and Bess? 'member what Aretha did with Amazing Grace? Well this is the zact same shit right here. AMEN and Hallelujah. Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece.

[MethodistPreacher]

This is what many white people don't understand about our music, church to be exact. We take American/European music and add the soul of Africa (combined with the struggles of slavery) and create an original American masterpiece. Sing Amazing Grace in a white Church and hear the same song in the Black Church and it is almost altogether different. When you take the same song and allow two different culture's history to speak through it we create two different genres from one song.

[deliveredin2009]

You are so insightful! Blacks do not realize that we sing the way we do due to our collective history. It is a gift from God. Black gospel singers are ashamed of their birthrights.  You have to listen to whites if you want to hear soul singing. Blacks are too busy trying to curtail the very sound God gave us to carry us over. Slavery in the USA was ruthless compared to other places in the world. God saw our plight and gave a unique song to carry us in the face of insurmoutable odds.

[MsJaxxee]

Huh? I don't think so! You must be talking about Blacks under the age of 30 or 40! I KNOW you're not talking about the Blacks who LIVED through the times of the KKK and other atrocities, and I DOUBT very seriously that you're referring to our ancestors. We have absolutely NOTHING to be ashamed of.

[deliveredin2009]

You need to go back and read what I wrote. I cannot relate to anything you said. I was complimenting someone else. I never referenced shame, KKK or age. A compliment is a compliment. I do not have a clue as to what you are talking about; I really do not! Acknowledging the gift God has given blacks to carry us through is nothing to be ashamed about or minsunderstood in any form!!! I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO REGARDLESS OF WHO IT OFFENDS.

[jbwebster]

I think you are wrong on some ways.

[deliveredin2009]

Okay, we will stil be friends.

[jbwebster]

Of course we will.. :D Heaven Ice-day! ;)

[siberhuskyfan]

what a talent, we miss you Billy

[Restorationoflife1]

I don't believe he just danced on the B'3 pedal board and played it at the same time

[mike5465]

HE SHOL CAN WHIP THAT ORGAN

[Major2219]

Yes Sir Doc!!!!

[KINGSKEDD]

I'm so glad I've had the experience of meeting him personally............He's the greatest!

[anjeffy65]

Not only could this man palaayy the organ, he was gifted with a beautiful and versatile singing voice.

[boavista1952]

Eat your heart Jimmy Smith........

[ahayes1217]

One of the greatest displays of talent I have ever seen.

[Major2219]

Check out this dude!! on youtube name Derrick Jackson.

[htchoklat59]

A GENIUS!!! Sammy Berfect was probably trying to copy him. I honestly think Billy doesnt get the credit he deserves.

[529068]

There will never be another like Billy Preston...

[mcmiraclevalley]

Dr. Preston: Rest in Peace:

Rev. Michael Capps, D.D., Th.D, Re.D, Ph.D

Bishop:

[tenor1687]

PLEASE tell me when he passed and why??

[richard0688]

Passed away June 6 2006, in Arizona of natural causes. What an ironic day to pass 6,6,2006

[Jtinnon]

what so Ironic about it

[HammondB200]

I guess I'm gonna be sick of that ironic part what he meant: 666. fuck Richard I hate you, let's listen to this music at next time use wikipedia

[richard0688]

Use wikipedia for what? Some posted a question and I answered it.

[Holyrollah]

check out the tribute video...it'll tell ya.

[trevonstylz]

When was Billy's Homegoing???

[migfa17]

Amazing post! Thank You for this absolute masterpiece from Billy Preston! Thank You So Much!

[PaulRiddleJr]

all I can do is add to the rest, Billy was a great musician and singer. R.I.P. Billy

[hbenny1]

Awesome Rest IN Peace Billy

[michaelj1959]

All I can say is AWESOME

[NsOakland6]

SPEACHLESS!!!

[izzymalik]

then you don't know cause IT'S THAT SERIOUS...TAKE IT FROM ONR WHO PLAYS!

[sqairbiz]

His fingers ARE a keysboard. Missin him already

[highlyfavored2008]

Now this is playing.

[cdesha1118]

what church is this at?

[sqairbiz]

Tht was filmed at the West-Angeles COGIC..Bishop Charles Blake, pastor

[inwoodliver]

great thanks billy

[sivatmin]

this man's playing makes me want to cuss! AWESOME!!!!

[AGpraise]

PLease dont cuss . It's not that serious.