The first time I met Ray, I was going to school around the corner from his house. One day, he was playing the piano. I eased up on the porch to listen to him.

His relationship with Harrison continued after the breakup of the Beatles; he was the first artist to record "My Sweet Lord" in his album Encouraging Words (Harrison's own version of the single hit number one in the US and the UK and was the first number one by a former Beatle after they disbanded) and he was on several of Harrison's 1970s solo albums. Johnson (Eric Clapton) - Also appears in the DVD companion Sessions for Robert J
(2004) Crossroads Guitar Festival (Eric Clapton)
(2004) Genius Loves Company (Ray Charles)
(2005) 12 Songs (Neil Diamond)
(2005) Back Home (Eric Clapton)
(2005) Choose Love (Ringo Starr)
(2005) The Concert for Bangladesh (George Harrison and Friends) (Re-mastered version & video)
(2005) Tough on Crime (Rebecca Pidgeon) - Plays Keyboards
(2006) Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Plays on "Warlocks"
(2006) The Road to Escondido (Eric Clapton J. Stephen Stills asked Preston if he could use Preston's phrase "if you can't be with the one you love love the one you're with" and created the hit song.

William Everett "Billy" Preston (September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American musician whose work included R&B rock soul funk and gospel. Stephen Stills asked Preston if he could use Preston's phrase "if you can't be with the one you love love the one you're with" and created the hit song. Preston became famous first as a session musician with artists such as Little Richard Sam Cooke Ray Charles and the Beatles and was later successful as a solo artist with hit pop singles including "Outa-Space" its sequel "Space Race" "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from Nothing" and a string of albums and guest appearances with Eric Clapton the Red Hot Chili Peppers and others.