

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It at Speed Cinema
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It
Directed by Paris Barclay

Wednesday, February 25, 7 pm 

Sunday, March 1, 3 pm 

$12 | $8 Speed and LPM members

“An eye-opening look at the organ prodigy who fused with the Beatles and helped to forge funk . . . But as the documentary reveals, Billy Preston was an elusive figure—ebullient and all there, and also hidden and mysterious.”—Owen Gleiberman, Variety

Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It is an exhilarating documentary about the legendary GRAMMY-winning musician whose signature sound shaped the work of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, and countless others.

Billy Preston was perhaps the most unsung musical hero of his time. Born in Houston, Texas, in 1946, he arrived in Los Angeles with his family three years later. At just 5 years old, he was backing gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. By age 10, he was appearing with Ray Charles on film, and by age 15, he was touring with Little Richard in Hamburg, Germany, where he met Richard’s opening act — The Beatles. He would later perform and record with the biggest names in music, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and countless others. He generated his own unforgettable No. 1 hits, including “Outa-Space,” “Will It Go Round in Circles,” “Nothing from Nothing,” and “You Are So Beautiful” — and his first hit single in 1969, on The Beatles’ Apple Records, “That’s The Way God Planned It,” produced by his lifelong friend, George Harrison.

But Billy had quietly held secrets about his sexuality and early sexual abuse, known to very few in his life, which tormented him his entire life, affecting not only his well-being and relationships but also influencing his career choices. It is the interweaving of these complicated aspects of this wonderful musician’s life with his extraordinary musical career that Emmy-winning director Paris Barclay has so thoughtfully crafted in this new documentary. 2025, U.S., DCP, 105 minutes. Recommended for 16+.

Co-presented with WFPK
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- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 42

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.speedmuseum.org/cinema/billy-preston-thats-the-way-god-planned-it/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=louisville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Louisville
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Speed Art Museum
- **lat**: 38.218300748243
- **long**: -85.760986030595
- **full address**: Speed Art Museum, 2035 S 3rd Street,Louisville, Kentucky, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Speed Art Museum (https://allevents.in/org/speed-art-museum/2004699)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Speed Art Museum, 2035 S 3rd Street,Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Speed Art Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It at Speed Cinema ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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