Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It

Billy Preston was 5 years old when he backed gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Over the following six-decade career, Billy contributed his signature sound to the greatest artists of his time, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Sly Stone, Ray Charles, Rufus, Eric Clapton, and others, while establishing himself as a GRAMMY-winning solo artist. Despite his success, Billy struggled to reconcile his deep relationship with the Black church with his sexuality, setting off a lifelong quest to find love and acceptance.

“An eye-opening look at the organ prodigy who fused with the Beatles and helped to forge funk… But as the documentary reveals, Billy Preston was an elusive figure—ebullient and all there, and also hidden and mysterious.”– Variety