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Epic card · History
Billy Preston, an Epic card
William Everett Preston was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 640,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Billy Preston quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Billy Preston card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So ______", which became a hit for Joe Cocker.
Answer
Beautiful. Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So Beautiful", which became a hit for Joe Cocker. From the Billy Preston article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Preston was a top session keyboardist in the ____s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.
Answer
1960s. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. From the Billy Preston article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.
- He gained attention as a solo artist with hit singles "That's the Way God Planned It", the Grammy-winning "Outa-Space", "Will It Go Round in Circles", "Space Race", "Nothing from Nothing", and "With You I'm Born Again".
- Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So Beautiful", which became a hit for Joe Cocker.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Billy Preston article was read about 640,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Billy Preston
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- László KrasznahorkaiEpic · Arts · ATK 72 DEF 74
- Ranulph FiennesEpic · History · ATK 77 DEF 69
- Steve McNairEpic · Society · ATK 76 DEF 70
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Billy Preston (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
