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Guest musician

Non-Beatles musician who performed on the recording by personal invitation.

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Fifteen people guest on eighteen Beatles recordings. Billy Preston guests on ten of them, ahead of Mick Jagger on three and Eric Clapton on two. Most of them are credited on one record only, eight of the fifteen, including Jackie Lomax (on 'Dear Prudence'), Graham Nash (on 'All You Need Is Love') and Keith Moon (on 'All You Need Is Love'). The Magical Mystery Tour album shows more of them than any other album for its length, nine of the fifteen across its eleven tracks.
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More than 244 non-Beatle musicians are credited across the band's recordings.

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All(13)

#NameSongs% of total
1Billy Preston

American keyboardist and solo star ('Will It Go Round in Circles', 'Nothing from Nothing') who also played with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and the Rolling Stones.

10
37.0%
2Mick Jagger

Lead singer and co-founder of the Rolling Stones, the defining frontman of 1960s British rock.

3
11.1%
3Eric Clapton

British rock and blues guitarist and a founder of the Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominos; one of the most influential players of his generation.

2
7.4%
4Brian Jones

Founding member and multi-instrumentalist of the Rolling Stones.

2
7.4%
5Marianne Faithfull

English singer and actress at the centre of London's 1960s music scene and long associated with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones.

2
7.4%
6Ray Thomas

Flautist, harmonica player and founding singer of the Moody Blues.

1
3.7%
7Nicky Hopkins

British session pianist whose credits span the Rolling Stones, the Who, and most of his era's major British rock acts.

1
3.7%
8Graham Nash

English singer-songwriter of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

1
3.7%
9Keith Moon

The Who's explosive, style-defining rock drummer.

1
3.7%
10Keith Richards

Guitarist and co-founder of the Rolling Stones.

1
3.7%
11Gary Walker

Backing vocalist credited on a Beatles recording.

1
3.7%
12Mike Pinder

Keyboard player and founding member of the Moody Blues.

1
3.7%
13Jackie Lomax

British singer-songwriter (1944-2013), first artist signed to Apple Records in 1968.

1
3.7%

Songs(18)

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