More than 50 years after his The Garden debut, after 10 years of sold-out shows, his final concert marked Joel’s 150th lifetime performance at the venue this past July. The long list of accolades awarded to Joel across his career is a testament ...
including “New York State of Mind,”“Piano Man,” and the new hit “Turn the Lights Back On.” This was his first concert to air on a televised network, which received more than 24 million viewers across its three
The video opens with him sitting at a Steinway in an empty concert hall. But as the 74-year-old Joel sings of a lovers’ quarrel (“Pacing these halls / Trying to talk over the silence”) he suddenly transforms into the young singer-songwriter who scored his first hit with “Piano Man...
“Piano Man” (single) — Billy Joel (1973) Joel’s first hit became his signature song, but it might never have happened if not for “Bill Martin” and “Captain Jack.” Joel performed a concert for Philadelphia radio station WMMR in April 1972 to promote his first solo a...
“Piano Man” (single) — Billy Joel (1973) Joel’s first hit became his signature song, but it might never have happened if not for “Bill Martin” and “Captain Jack.” Joel performed a concert for Philadelphia radio station WMMR in April 1972 to promote his fir...