Billy Preston wrote the song "Nothing From Nothing" in 1974. It was featured on his album "Kids and Me" and was based on the idiom "you can't get something from nothing". The song has an introduction with a horn riff and piano chords followed by four verses with consistent piano, bass, and guitar parts along with changing horn lines. An interlude features a piano solo before the final verse and outro where the horn lines transition into each other over piano.

1. Nothing From NothingA Song By Billy PrestonA PowerPoint By Lance Bird

2. Billy PrestonBorn on September 9, 1946 in Houston, TXPlayed with Beatles and The Rolling StonesTwo Number-One hits"Will It Go Round in Circles“ 1973"Nothing from Nothing“ 1974 1975 – Guest Performer on first episode of SNLKidney Transplant Surgery in 2002Died on June 6, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ

3. Nothing From NothingFeatured in his 1974 album ‘Kids and Me’Wrote it in a dressing room of an Atlanta nightclubBased it off the idiomBased on Preston’s gospel influence

4. Intro 1Horn section playing riff with pianoAccented by drum hits“Ow!” at the end of the Intro 1

5. Intro 2Piano plays chords from verse Solo over top of chordsDrum, guitar, and bass hits periodically

6. Verse 1Piano playing straight chordsGuitar comping with pianoBass line underneath other partsBass with lots of chromaticismPiano solo line near end of Verse 1Horn hit marks end of Verse1

7. Verse 2Guitar, piano and bass parts remain the sameHorn line with pedal tonesSinger sings same melody but different notes.Horn line near of Verse 2High Trumpet note marks end of Verse 2Banjo in background

8. Verse 3Piano, bass, and guitar parts remain the sameHorn and banjo still in backgroundHigher horn line throughout the verse

9. InterludePiano soloAnother piano comps chords like in previous versesGuitar and Bass still the sameHorn pedal notes and riff from verse 2 towards the endBanjo still in background

10. Verse 4Similar to verse 3Singer continues vocal line overtop horn line at end of verse

11. OutroSimilar to end of the other versesHorn lines dovetails into each otherPiano similar to introGradual fade

12. The End