Don Preston (guitarist)

Don Preston is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded in the 1970s with Leon Russell on Leon Russell and the Shelter People and other albums, and with Joe Cocker on Mad Dogs and Englishmen . He backed Russell at the The Concert for Bangladesh and appeared in the film and played on the album The Concert for Bangladesh.

Preston was born in Denver, Colorado, and moved to Whittier, California at age 8. He started playing guitar and sang in the SewartBarber Boys Choir. By age 11, he was performing with a traveling youth troupe, the Cactus Kids, that performed at store openings, company parties, and USO clubs throughout Southern California.

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