Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It (2024)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 8, 2024Release Date
Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It (2024)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 8, 2024Release Date
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Plot.
With his signature gospel sound on the Hammond B3, Billy Preston doublehandedly elevated the greatest artists of his time β from the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, from Aretha Franklin to Eric Clapton, from Ray Charles to Barbra Streisand to Sly and the Family Stone. In our film, we explore Billy's career and influence on generations of musicians, as he scored several number one hits of his own and became one of the most sought-after musicians in the world. He did all of this as a soul divided -- by his deep roots in the church, in constant conflict with his identity as a gay Black man, searching for a family of his own that would accept him for who he was.
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Cast & Crew.

Paris Barclay
Director / Executive Producer

Billy Porter
Self

Nicholas Ferrall
Executive Producer

Cassidy Hartmann
Executive Producer

Ringo Starr
Self

Eric Clapton
Self

Olivia Harrison
Executive Producer

Billy Preston
Self

Jonathan Clyde
Executive Producer

Dave Knott
Executive Producer

Suzanne de Passe
Self

Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer

Daniel Shaw
Executive Producer

Merry Clayton
Self

Tony Jones
Self

G. Marq Roswell
Executive Producer

Ben J. Murphy
Executive Producer

Bill Maxwell
Self

Caryn Capotosto
Executive Producer

Scott Pascucci
Executive Producer

Sophia Dilley
Executive Producer

Charles Hopkins
Executive Producer

Cheo Hodari Coker
Writer

Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer

Lauren Driscoll
Executive Producer

John Driscoll
Executive Producer

Meadow Fund
Executive Producer

Jeffrey Lurie
Executive Producer

Marie Therese Guirgis
Executive Producer

Steven H. Cohen
Executive Producer

Paula M. Froehle
Executive Producer

John Kellar
Executive Producer

Brad Buss
Executive Producer

Debbie Buss
Executive Producer

Andrew Trapani
Executive Producer

Bruce Resnikoff
Executive Producer

Jody Gerson
Executive Producer

Stephanie Allain
Producer

Jeanne Elfant Festa
Producer

Nigel Sinclair
Producer

Bob Valentine
Co-Executive Producer

Wesley Adams
Co-Executive Producer

Lauren Haber
Co-Executive Producer

Kelsey Koenig
Co-Executive Producer

Jane Solomon
Co-Executive Producer

David Peck
Co-Executive Producer

Alan Abrahams
Co-Executive Producer

Gabrielle Ebron
Co-Producer

Michael Tamburrino
Supervising Producer

K. Nicole Mills
Associate Producer

Ashley Q. Lynch
Associate Producer

Ernesto Lomeli
Director of Photography

Carmen Delaney
Director of Photography

Robert Glasper
Music

Derrick Hodge
Music
Media.
