STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - BILLY PRESTON - THE KIDS & ME

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Houston born vocalist and keyboardist,  Billy Preston, on what would have been his 74th Birthday. He died in 2006, age 59, from kidney failure. With him in mind, we spotlight his  ninth studio album, The Kids & Me. The LP was released  May 5, 1974 on the A&M label and self produced by Preston. It peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles ; "Nothing From Nothing" (#15 Easy Listening, #8 Hot Soul Singles, #1 Record World, Cash Box, Hot 100) and "You Are So Beautiful", which was later a top 5 hit for Joe Cocker. The album is dedicated to  St. Elmo's Village, an inner city youth rec center in Los Angeles. (There's more on that in the pictures from the back of the album).

 

"Tell Me You Need My Loving" – 2:42

"Nothing from Nothing" – 2:33

"Struttin'" (Preston, George Johnson, Louis Johnson) – 2:31

"Sister Sugar" – 3:01

"Sad Sad Song" – 2:27

"You Are So Beautiful" – 4:44

Side Two

"Sometimes I Love You" (Preston) – 3:12

"St. Elmo" (Preston) – 2:26

"John the Baptist" (Preston, John Schuler) – 3:19

"Little Black Boys and Girls" – 2:28

"Creature Feature" (Preston, Hubert Heard) – 3:27

Billy Preston: keyboards, piano, vocals

Tony Maiden, Joe Walsh: guitar

Bobby Watson: bass guitar

Al Perkins: banjo

Kenneth Luper, Hubert Head: keyboards

Manuel Kellough: drums