Space Race (song)
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"Space Race" is an instrumental track by Billy Preston
, released as a single in 1973. The single hit number one on the R&B chart for one week and number four on the Pop Singles chart. The instrumental proved popular enough that the musical variety show
American Bandstand
used it as the song for its mid-broadcast break from the mid 1970s until the show completed its run in 1989.
Billy Preston
William Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...
, released as a single in 1973. The single hit number one on the R&B chart for one week and number four on the Pop Singles chart. The instrumental proved popular enough that the musical variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
American Bandstand
American Bandstand
American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer...
used it as the song for its mid-broadcast break from the mid 1970s until the show completed its run in 1989.