Released in late 1973, Piano Man was Joel’s first “official” solo effort and it provided his first brush with success. The title track, of course, became his signature song and a moderate hit. But the rest of the album proved that Joel was no one-hit wonder. “You’re My Home”...
“She’s Got a Way.” Also paying homage was Garth Brooks, who performed a medley of “Allentown” and “Goodnight Saigon” and Rufus Wainwright who performed two Joel classics, “New York State of Mind” and “Piano Man.” Brendan Urie performed “Big Shot.” Tony Bennett introduced the...
Billy Joel’s fifth studio album,The Stranger, was originally released September 29, 1977 and catapulted the artist into the pop culture stratosphere. The first Billy Joel album to be produced by Phil Ramone and the first to capture the chemistry of Billy in the studio with his road-tested ...
Billy Joelsent shockwaves through his fan community earlier this month byannouncing plansto release a new single, “Turn the Lights Back On,” on Feb. 1. He hasn’t put out new material of any sort since 2007’s “Christmas in Fallujah,” andRiver of Dreamswas his last album of origin...
Joel confirmed on an Australian TV show in 2006:"We almost didn't put it on an album. We were sitting around listening to it going...naaah, that's a chick song." Joel credits his producer, Phil Ramone, with convincing him that it was a great song. Ramone brought Linda Ronstadt and...
and featured multiple Joel classics, including “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song),”“Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,”“Only the Good Die Young,”“Just the Way You Are,” and the title track.Then I got a nine-foot grand Steinway. It was like, $40,000 or $50,000 — a lot of mo...
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