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    • Aug 8, 1991
    Billy Preston is charged with exhibiting pornography to a minor. The keyboard legend plays three years later on "Rhythm Country & Blues," nominated by the Country Music Association for Album of the Year
    Nov 29, 2002
    One year after George Harrison's death, Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton cover his classic "Something" during the Concert For George at London's Royal Albert Hall. Also performing: Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Ringo Starr and Billy Preston
    Nov 4, 2003
    New Line releases the "Elf" soundtrack, featuring Jim Reeves' "Jingle Bells" and Eddy Arnold's "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town." Also on the CD: Eartha Kitt, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Preston
    Nov 7, 2003
    "Elf" debuts in theaters, with Will Ferrell and Bob Newhart. Jim Reeves' "Jingle Bells" and Eddy Arnold's "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" are featured, along with Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Eartha Kitt and Ella Fitzgerald
    Jun 6, 2006
    R&B performer Billy Preston dies at Shea Scottsdale Hospital in Arizona after seven months in a coma. Noted for "Nothing From Nothing" and "Will It Go Round In Circles," he played on the CMA-nominated album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Apr 15, 2011

    The "Elf" soundtrack is certified gold by the RIAA. Included are Jim Reeves' "Jingle Bells" and Eddy Arnold's "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," plus tracks by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima and Billy Preston

    May 12, 2021
    Foo Fighters, The Go-Go's, Carole King, Tina Turner and Billy Preston are announced among the 2021 inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    Oct 30, 2021
    The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters, Carole King, Tina Turner and Billy Preston are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Cleveland
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