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ARC-0520

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Billy Preston-University of Wyoming Contract

1971 December 31

0.07 (Linear feet)

Billy Preston (September 2, 1946 - June 6, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues musician from Houston, Texas. Preston collaborated with many Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Band, Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Eric Burdon, Ray Charles, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Jackson Five, Quincy Jones, Mick Jagger, Sly Stone, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Preston is one of only two non-Beatles to receive billing as an artist alongside the Beatles on an official Beatles record release; having played the Fender Rhodes electric piano and Hammond organ on the "Get Back" sessions in 1969.

The Billy Preston-University of Wyoming Contract is an American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Agreement No. 6, which details a 60 minute performance by Preston to be given at the University of Wyoming Fieldhouse (Laramie, Wyoming) on Friday, February 11, 1972, for $1,500.

: The Billy Preston-University of Wyoming Contract was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as a gift from Louis Krupp on February 14, 2014.

: Billy Preston-University of Wyoming Contract, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

: Processed by Jennie Thomas, Head Archivist. Completed January 27, 2016. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

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