Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel, BJ, William M. Joel, The Piano Man
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William Martin Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Piano Man", after his 1973 signature song of the same name, Joel has had a successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s. From 1971 to 1993, he released 12 entirely self-written studio albums spanning the genres of pop and rock, and in 2001 released a one-off studio album of classical compositions. With over 160 million records sold worldwide, Joel is one of the world's best-selling music artists and is the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II, is one of the best-selling albums in the U.S.
Career
- 1949Born
- 1980Won Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- 1991Won Grammy Legend Award
- 2002Won MusiCares Person of the Year
- 2014Won Gershwin Prize
- Member of Billy Joel Band
- Won Kennedy Center Honors
- Notable work: Allentown
- Notable work: Uptown Girl
- Notable work: We Didn't Start the Fire
- Notable work: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
- Notable work: Pressure
Trivia
- •Place of birth: New York City
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, singer
- •Genre: pop rock, rock and roll, soft rock
- •Plays: accordion, piano, guitar
- •Spouse: Christie Brinkley
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The Billy Joel tribute show that’s bringing the Piano Man’s legacy to life this fall in Saginaw
Billy Joel collaborator opens Long Island concert hall in tribute to his dog as Piano Man pauses touring
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Billy Joel's foundation gives grant to support music education at Harmony Heights Day School in East Norwich
"Shameless" is a masterclass on how to write vulnerably with emotion and class.
The 1979 anthem Billy Joel wrote after an awkward dinner with Mick Jagger: “Uptown riding in your limousine”
Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Patti Smith and Aerosmith Pay Homage to Clive Davis
The “sanitised” artists Billy Joel thought the world should forget: “Boring, bullshit guys”
"And when she's walking, she's looking so fine. And when she's talking, she'll say that she's mine."
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