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Don Preston
real name Donald Ward Preston
Don Preston is credited on 1,356 releases across 137 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,356
Credits
137
Albums
7
Decades active
425
In collections
Biography
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American keyboardist and composer.
Born September 21, 1932 in Flint, MI
Started career playing piano with Herbie Mann.
Founding member of The Mothers Of Invention.
Currently touring with The Grande Mothers
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,356 releases · 137 albums · active 1967–2025
- Performance · 2,188
- Other credits · 923
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Apostolic Studios · Paramount Recording Studios · UMRK · Royal Festival Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
We're Only In It For The Money
1968
Fillmore East - June 1971
1971
Absolutely Free
1967
Waka / Jawaka - Hot Rats
1972
Crown Of Creation
1968
The Grand Wazoo
1972
Uncle Meat
1969
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
1970
Roxy & Elsewhere
1974
Leon Russell And The Shelter People
1971
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1970
Some Time In New York City
1972
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
1968
Apocalypse Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1979
Eskimo
1979
Just Another Band From L.A.
1972
Dream
1975
Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers)
1969
Whisky A Go Go, 1968
2024
Commercial Album
1980
Satin Doll
1974
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3
1989
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (Sampler)
1988
The Lost Episodes
1996
Frequent collaborators
- Frank Zappa
- The Mothers Of Invention
- Zappa
- The Mothers
- Mothers Of Invention
- John Carter (3)
- Michael Mantler
- The Grandmothers
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