The first song to become gold record was billy Preston oh happy days?

Actually, "Oh Happy Day" was not a song by Billy Preston; it was performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers and became a significant hit in the late 1960s. The first song to be certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson in 1958. Billy Preston is known for hits like "Nothing from Nothing" and "Will It Go Round in Circles."