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Don Preston

Don Preston is credited on 1,357 releases across 137 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,357

Pressings credited

137

Albums

7

Decades active

397

In collections

Biography

Donald Ward Preston (born September 21, 1932) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is best known for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention during the late 1960s. He continued to work with Zappa during the early 1970s following the band's split.

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Credited work

1,357 releases · 137 albums · active 1967–2025

  • Performance · 2,188
  • Other credits · 924
  • Production · 4
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Apostolic Studios · Paramount Recording Studios · UMRK · Royal Festival Hall

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