Don Preston

Don Preston
Don Preston performing with Frank Zappa tribute band Project/Object in 2009.
Don Preston performing with Frank Zappa tribute band Project/Object in 2009.
Background information
Birth nameDonald Ward Preston
Born (1932-09-21) September 21, 1932 (age 91)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1950–present
Formerly ofThe Mothers of Invention

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.