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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Lincoln on June 06, 2006, 05:56:29 PM

Title: The Fifth Beatle has died
Post by: Lincoln on June 06, 2006, 05:56:29 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/07/wpreston07.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/06/07/ixnews.html

This sucks, such a talented person.

Title: Re: The Fifth Beatle has died
Post by: Diabolical on June 07, 2006, 02:34:10 AM

RIP

Title: Re: The Fifth Beatle has died
Post by: Meho on June 07, 2006, 02:34:40 AM

Quote from: Cøp Killlå on June 07, 2006, 02:34:10 AM

RIP

Title: Re: The Fifth Beatle has died
Post by: Trauma-san on June 07, 2006, 05:22:29 AM

Billy Preston wrote "You are So Beautiful" for Joe Cocker.  There's this story that circulates among beach boy fans, Dennis Wilson and Billy Preston were really good friends, and they were at a party with several other people a few months before "You Are So Beautiful" popped up, Dennis by then had a really raspy vocal, and was helping Preston write the song, at the party.  Preston already had the hook "you are so beautiful", and Dennis helped him arrange out the rest of the song and wrote a few lyrics.  He always went uncredited though, I believe because Billy already had the best parts written and Dennis just helped a little bit.  Dennis used to sing it at every Beach Boys concert.