Billy Preston
Artist

Billy Preston

Wins

2

Nominations

9

Category

Pop R&B

49th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Nominee

You Are So Beautiful. Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph

21st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical - Nominee

Behold (Album). Billy Preston

17th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Nominee

Nothing From Nothing (Track). Billy Preston

17th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist) - Nominee

Struttin' (Track). Billy Preston

16th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Nominee

Space Race (Single). Billy Preston

16th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Instrumental Composition - Nominee

Space Race (Single). Billy Preston

15th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Instrumental Composition - Nominee

Outa-Space (Single). Joe Greene, Billy Preston

15th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Winner

Outa-Space. Billy Preston

15th Annual Grammy Awards

Album Of The Year - Winner

The Concert For Bangla Desh. George Harrison, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Billy Preston

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
2007 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph You Are So Beautiful All Nominees
1979 Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical Billy Preston Behold (Album) All Nominees
1975 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Billy Preston Nothing From Nothing (Track) All Nominees
1975 Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist) Billy Preston Struttin' (Track) All Nominees
1974 Best Pop Instrumental Performance Billy Preston Space Race (Single) All Nominees
1974 Best Instrumental Composition Billy Preston Space Race (Single) All Nominees
1973 Best Instrumental Composition Joe Greene, Billy Preston Outa-Space (Single) All Nominees
1973 Best Pop Instrumental Performance Billy Preston Outa-Space All Nominees
1973 Album Of The Year George Harrison, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann The Concert For Bangla Desh All Nominees

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