Billy Joel
Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, Piano Man, in 1973, Joel has become a multi-million-selling recording artist. Joel recorded many popular hit songs and albums from 1971 until he stopped recording pop/rock music in 1993. He is one of the very few rock (or even pop) artists to have Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he has sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide and is the sixth best selling artist in the United States, according to the RIAA. Joel's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006) has further solidified his status as one of America's leading music icons. He has continued to tour occasionally (sometimes with Elton John) in addition to writing and recording classical music. Joel first lived in the South Bronx, in New York City, but his family soon moved to Hicksville, Long Island. Often he himself, along with many in the media, have confused this with him living in neighboring Levittown, NY (formed 1947). In truth, Joel lived on Meeting Lane in Hicksville, a town that has existed since 1648, near the Levittown border, in a section of town where Post-WW2, there were houses developed by Abe Levitt, known as Levitt Houses, thus forming nearby Levittown. His father, Howa...
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Just The Way You Are
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She's Always a Woman
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The Longest Time
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My Life
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The River of Dreams
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Vienna
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You May Be Right
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Tell Her About It
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Don't Ask Me Why
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The Stranger
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Big Shot
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An Innocent Man
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Say Goodbye to Hollywood
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A Matter Of Trust
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And So It Goes
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Leningrad
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Pressure
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You're My Home
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I Go to Extremes
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The Downeaster Alexa
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You're Only Human (Second Wind)
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Keeping the Faith
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Leave a Tender Moment Alone
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The Night Is Still Young
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This Is The Time
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Everybody Loves You Now
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The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
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Get It Right the First Time
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Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
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Everybody Has a Dream
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Baby Grand
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All For Leyna
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Only The Good Die Young - Single Version
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