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Billy Preston with Ray Charles: Agent Double O Soul (1967)

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With the legendary Ray Charles on piano, this is former child piano prodigy and Beatles collaborator Billy Preston performingAgent Double O Soul‘ on The Ed Sullivan Show. The 1967 performance was featured in the documentary Before the Music Dies.

Billy Preston and Ray Charles
Bill Preston sings
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