query: What famous model was married to Billy Joel?

title: Billy Joel

text: and Joel later married on September 5, 1973 and she became his manager. He has said his songs "She's Got a Way" and "She's Always a Woman" were inspired by her, as was the waitress character in "Piano Man". They divorced on July 20, 1982. Joel married a second time, to model Christie Brinkley, in March 1985. Their daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, was born December 29, 1985. Alexa was given the middle name of Ray after Ray Charles, one of Joel's musical idols. Joel and Brinkley divorced on August 26, 1994. On October 2, 2004, Joel married Katie Lee, his

title: Alexa Ray Joel

text: Alexa Ray Joel Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her parents are singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley. Joel released an EP "Sketches" (2006) and several singles on independent record labels. She has performed at numerous charity events and New York City fashion events, and in 2010 was chosen to be the spokesmodel for Prell shampoo. Joel was born in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of singer Billy Joel and his second wife, model Christie Brinkley. Her middle name, Ray, is in honor of musician Ray Charles. She has a half-brother

title: Billy Joel

text: live performances across the globe in which he sings several of his written songs. In 1987, he became one of the very first artists to hold a rock and roll tour in the Soviet Union following the country's alleviation of the ban on rock and roll music. Despite largely retiring from writing and releasing pop music following the release of "River of Dreams", he continues to tour. He frequently performs at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. Joel has been in several relationships, including marriages to Elizabeth Weber Small, model Christie Brinkley, and Katie Lee. Since 2015, he has been married

title: This Night (Billy Joel song)

text: Elle Macpherson, whom he dated just prior to second wife Christie Brinkley. In the United States, "This Night" was the B-side of "Leave a Tender Moment Alone". This Night (Billy Joel song) "This Night" is a song by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album "An Innocent Man". The basis of the song's chorus uses the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Pathétique Sonata". Beethoven is credited as one of the song's writers on the sleeve of the album as "L.v. Beethoven". The song, released as a single only in the UK and Japan, reached #78 on the

title: Alexa Ray Joel

text: "(August 2006)" "(EP, Audio Bee (label))" "(January 2008)" "(single, Audio Bee (label))" "(October 2009)" "(single)" "(May 2010)" "(single, Audio Bee or OCD Music Group/The Hang Productions or ARJ Music (label)) August 1, 2011 "(November 8, 2011)" "(single, ARJ Music)" "(September 16, 2013)" "(single)" Alexa Ray Joel Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her parents are singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley. Joel released an EP "Sketches" (2006) and several singles on independent record labels. She has performed at numerous charity events and New York City fashion events, and in 2010 was

title: Billy Joel

text: dates booked and that he intended to take the year off. Joel told "Rolling Stone" magazine: "We'll probably pick it up again. It's always fun playing with him." On August 25, 1994, Joel and second wife Christie Brinkley divorced, but they remained friends. 1997's "To Make You Feel My Love" and "Hey Girl" both charted from Joel's "Greatest Hits Volume III" album. Joel wrote and recorded the song "Shameless" that was later covered by Garth Brooks and reached No. 1 on "Billboard"'s country charts. Joel performed with Brooks during his Central Park concert in 1997. To add onto his achievements

title: Billy Joel

text: book was originally going to be released in June 2011, but in March 2011 Joel decided against publishing the book and officially cancelled his deal with HarperCollins. "Rolling Stone" noted, "HarperCollins acquired the book project for $3 million in 2008. [However,] Joel is expected to return his advance on that sum to the publisher." According to "Billboard", "the HarperCollins book was billed as an 'emotional ride' that would detail the music legend's failed marriage to Christie Brinkley, as well as his battles with substance abuse." In explaining his decision to cancel the book's release, Joel said, "It took working on

title: The Bridge (Billy Joel album)

text: album — "Getting Closer" — Joel makes several of what are clearly attacks and observations on the iron-clad contract with Ripp, with references to "my stolen youth", "all the conmen and their acrobats who stomped me in the ground," and "I must live up to contracts." All songs composed by Billy Joel, except "Code of Silence" written by Joel and Cyndi Lauper. Side one Side two Additional personnel The Bridge (Billy Joel album) The Bridge is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on July 28, 1986. It was the last studio album produced by Phil Ramone

title: Euforia – Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel

text: Euforia – Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel Euforia - Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel (Helen Sjöholm sings Billy Joel) is an album by Swedish singer and actor Helen Sjöholm, released in November 2010. The album features 11 compositions by American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer Billy Joel, performed by Helen Sjöholm. All songs are performed in Swedish, with lyrics written by Tomas Andersson Wij. ""Euforia"" is only the 2nd solo album by Swedish singer and musical star Helen Sjöholm. Sjöholm is famous for playing the role of "Kristina" in Benny Andersson's and Björn Ulvaeus's (both of ABBA fame)

title: Billy Joel

text: version of "All About Soul" can be found on "The Essential Billy Joel" (2001), and a demo version appears on "My Lives" (2005). The song "The Great Wall of China" was written about his ex-manager Frank Weber and was a regular in the setlist for Joel's 2006 tour. "2000 Years" was prominent in the millennium concert at Madison Square Garden, December 31, 1999, and "Famous Last Words" closed the book on Joel's pop songwriting for more than a decade. Beginning in 1994, Joel toured extensively with Elton John on a series of "Face to Face" tours, making them the longest

title: Billy Joel

text: writing a book to make me realize that I'm not all that interested in talking about the past, and that the best expression of my life and its ups and downs has been and remains my music." In 2014, Schruers published a biography, simply titled "Billy Joel", based on his extensive personal interviews with Joel. Joel's first wife was Elizabeth Weber Small. When their relationship began, she was married to Jon Small, his music partner in the short-lived duo Attila, with whom she had a son. When the infidelity was exposed, Weber (temporarily) severed her relationships with both men. Weber

title: Zanzibar (Billy Joel song)

text: minute and a half of Hubbard's playing. Zanzibar (Billy Joel song) "Zanzibar" is a song written by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album "52nd Street". It has also appeared on several live albums. It is particularly notable for the jazz trumpet breaks played by Freddie Hubbard. The themes of "Zanzibar" include love of sports, love of alcohol and the singer's attempt to pick up a waitress. According to producer Phil Ramone, Joel had written the music and had decided he liked the title "Zanzibar" for the piece, but had not figured out what to say about Zanzibar.

title: Zanzibar (Billy Joel song)

text: Zanzibar (Billy Joel song) "Zanzibar" is a song written by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album "52nd Street". It has also appeared on several live albums. It is particularly notable for the jazz trumpet breaks played by Freddie Hubbard. The themes of "Zanzibar" include love of sports, love of alcohol and the singer's attempt to pick up a waitress. According to producer Phil Ramone, Joel had written the music and had decided he liked the title "Zanzibar" for the piece, but had not figured out what to say about Zanzibar. Hearing the music conjured up for Ramone

title: Billy Joel

text: Congress announced that Joel would be the sixth recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He received the prize at a performance ceremony in November 2014 from James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. On July 18, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo proclaimed the date to be Billy Joel Day in New York state to mark his 100th performance at Madison Square Garden Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s, releasing popular

title: Billy Joel Band

text: the trumpet solos in the song "Zanzibar"). On February 27, 2010, Joel's bassist from his "River of Dreams" tour, Tom Wolk, died from a heart attack at the age of 58. Billy Joel's current lineup (with the exception of DelGuidice) was featured on his 2006 album, "12 Gardens Live" and on the film and recording, "Live at Shea Stadium" (2011). It includes the following musicians: Billy Joel Band The Billy Joel Band is the band that backs singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel on both studio and live recordings. The band stabilized around 1975 but underwent several lineup changes in the

title: Billy Joel

text: Philip and Rebecca Nyman, who had immigrated from England. Joel has said that neither of his parents had talked much about World War II, which were such dark years; it was not until later that he learned more about his father's family. After Rosalind and Howard Joel divorced in 1957, he returned to Europe, as he had never liked the United States, considering the people uneducated and materialistic. He settled in Vienna, Austria. He later remarried. Billy Joel has a half-brother, Alexander Joel, born to his father in Europe, who became a classical conductor there. Alexander Joel was the chief

title: My Life (Billy Joel song)

text: house, sold his car Bought a ticket to the West Coast Now he gives 'em a stand-up routine in L.A.</poem> Heejun Han performed the song in "American Idol" Season 11 in 2012, as a tribute to Billy Joel. "Glee"'s 2013 tribute episode to Billy Joel entitled "Movin' Out" features a cover version performed by Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist). It is heard in a 2014 TV commercial for Merrill Lynch's Merrill Edge online trading service. My Life (Billy Joel song) "My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album "52nd Street". A single version was

title: Billy Joel in Concert

text: John. Joel performed the last ever concert at Long Island's Nassau Coliseum on August 4, 2015. The venue closed for major restoration after Joel's concert. The venue re-opened its doors on April 5, 2017, with Joel being the arena's first post-renovation event. This set list is representative of the tour's average setlist as of February 9, 2018 as conducted by Setlist.fm, which represents all concerts for the duration of the tour. Total available grossing: $301 million from 120 shows. Billy Joel in Concert Billy Joel in Concert is a concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. After several concerts

title: Billy Joel Band

text: Billy Joel Band The Billy Joel Band is the band that backs singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel on both studio and live recordings. The band stabilized around 1975 but underwent several lineup changes in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Joel's touring band as a whole did not begin playing on his records until he recorded the album "Turnstiles" in 1976. This line-up included Richie Cannata on saxophones and organ, Liberty DeVitto on drums, Russell Javors on guitar, and Doug Stegmeyer on bass. The band, which now no longer includes any of its original members, is often not recognized as

title: Pressure (Billy Joel song)

text: Pressure (Billy Joel song) "Pressure" is a synthesizer-driven song from 1982 by Billy Joel about the pressure of creating and the pressure of being a provider. The song was a single from the album "The Nylon Curtain". In "Night School", a show airing on MTV in 1982 that ran roughly a half-hour long, in which he answers questions posed by audience members, Billy Joel reveals that the pressure he was talking about in the song was something along the lines of writing pressure and pressure to provide. The PBS children's TV series "Sesame Street" and New York PBS affiliate WNET

title: Billy Joel in Concert

text: Billy Joel in Concert Billy Joel in Concert is a concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. After several concerts beforehand, in the fall of 2013, the concert tour began in Sunrise, Florida, and is currently ongoing, continuing into 2019 After completing the 2010 Face to Face Tour with Elton John, Joel left the stage and did not return until 2013. He played several concerts, including Sydney in Australia as well as four concerts in the United Kingdom. The tour began in Sunrise, Florida, with two concerts at the BB&T Center in January 2014. The tour created a concert

title: Billy Joel

text: cities around the U.S. and Canada. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Joel would become a franchise of Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting with a date on January 27, 2014. On January 7, 2014, the Billy Joel in Concert tour began. The tour started in the Amway Center (in Orlando, Florida) and he performed several cover songs such as Elton John's "Your Song", Billy Preston's "You Are So Beautiful" (in tribute to Joe Cocker), The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Can't Buy Me Love", and "When I'm 64", Robert Burns'

title: Pressure (Billy Joel song)

text: Orange" and "Poltergeist". During a game show parody two-thirds of the way through the video, a bio for Joel briefly flashes on the screen. It reads: "William Joel, Age: 29, Occupation: Computer Software, Intersts [sic]: fast bikes, cooking, water sports, satellite." Pressure (Billy Joel song) "Pressure" is a synthesizer-driven song from 1982 by Billy Joel about the pressure of creating and the pressure of being a provider. The song was a single from the album "The Nylon Curtain". In "Night School", a show airing on MTV in 1982 that ran roughly a half-hour long, in which he answers questions posed

title: Billy Joel

text: album he recorded with the group of hand-picked musicians who became the Billy Joel Band. Produced by James William Guercio (then Chicago's producer), "Turnstiles" was first recorded at Caribou Ranch with members of Elton John's band. Dissatisfied with the result, Joel re-recorded the songs and produced the album himself. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was a minor hit; Ronnie Spector recorded a cover as did Nigel Olsson, then drummer with Elton John. In a 2008 radio interview, Joel said that he no longer performs the song because singing it in its high original key "shreds" his vocal cords; however, he did

title: Billy Joel

text: Memorial Coliseum. Joel has banners in the rafters of the Times Union Center, Nassau Coliseum, Madison Square Garden, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, and the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. He has also sponsored the Billy Joel Visiting Composer Series at Syracuse University. On December 12, 2011 Joel became the first non-classical musician honored with a portrait in Steinway Hall. On December 29, 2013 in Washington, D.C., Joel received Kennedy Center Honors, the nation's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts. On July 22, 2014, the Library of

title: No Man's Land (Billy Joel song)

text: Tour" with "No Man's Land". No Man's Land (Billy Joel song) "No Man's Land" is a single by Billy Joel. It was the third single from his 1993 album "River of Dreams". The song is about the growth of suburbia and its negative environmental and social aspects. It presumably refers somewhat specifically to Long Island (the line about "lots more to read about Lolita and suburban lust" is an indirect reference to Amy Fisher). It was the first song performed on "Late Show with David Letterman" in August 1993. All songs written by Billy Joel. Joel often opened concerts on

title: No Man's Land (Billy Joel song)

text: No Man's Land (Billy Joel song) "No Man's Land" is a single by Billy Joel. It was the third single from his 1993 album "River of Dreams". The song is about the growth of suburbia and its negative environmental and social aspects. It presumably refers somewhat specifically to Long Island (the line about "lots more to read about Lolita and suburban lust" is an indirect reference to Amy Fisher). It was the first song performed on "Late Show with David Letterman" in August 1993. All songs written by Billy Joel. Joel often opened concerts on the 1994 "River of Dreams

title: Honesty (Billy Joel song)

text: Honesty (Billy Joel song) "Honesty" is a song by American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Columbia Records released the song as the third single from his sixth studio album "52nd Street" (1978) in 1979. "Honesty" was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. The song was not included on any of Joel's US-released compilation packages; however, it appears on the Dutch and Japanese editions of "Greatest Hits Volume 2", replacing "Don't Ask Me Why" (1980). "Honesty" is a piano ballad that talks about the inherent lack of shame. The song received mostly positive reviews from music

title: Billy Joel

text: Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s, releasing popular albums throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He was born in 1949 in The Bronx, New York, and grew up on Long Island, New York, both places that influenced his music. After dropping out of high school, Joel took part in two short-lived bands, The Hassles and Attila, before signing a record deal with Family Productions and kicking off a solo career in 1971 with his first release, "Cold

title: Laura (Billy Joel song)

text: hipsters should look at Joel as a spokesman for the disaffection of success." Jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli rated "Laura" among his "favorite things." But "Rolling Stone Magazine" critic Stephen Holden regarded the "venomous" "Laura" as the "only clinker" on "The Nylon Curtain", based on its presumed misogyny. Everett writes about how Joel uses a more "freely vernacular" tonal language than in other songs in order to express his views about the subject of the song. A live version of "Laura" was included on the 2006 album "12 Gardens Live". Laura (Billy Joel song) "Laura" is a song written by Billy

title: Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums)

text: "An Innocent Man", first appeared on his album "An Innocent Man". All songs written by Billy Joel except where noted. On October 14, 1997, a boxed set was released that included all three "Greatest Hits" volumes as well as a fourth disc (entitled "An Evening of Questions & Answers... & A Little Music") that contains live tracks and a Q&A with Joel. Originally available in a long box format, the box set is also available in a compact box format. Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums) Billy Joel's Greatest Hits is a collection released in two sets, 12 years apart. The

text: on December 3. During its 18-week chart run, the album also received a Gold disc in the end of December. To promote the album, the song ""Kvinnan för dig"" (originally titled She's Always A Woman) was released to radio and a promo clip for television was produced by Universal Music Sweden. In early 2011, Sjöholm went on tour and played 16 dates in Sweden. List of musicians that contributed to the recordings of Euforia: Euforia – Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel Euforia - Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel (Helen Sjöholm sings Billy Joel) is an album by Swedish singer and

title: Billy Joel discography

text: “Shout” live at Yankee Stadium (Australian-only single) (1990) “Storm Front” live at Yankee Stadium (Australian-only single) (1991) "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Japanese Promo single) (1991) "Shades of Grey" (Promo single) (1993) Billy Joel discography American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released thirteen studio albums, five live albums, fifteen compilation albums, ten video albums, singles, promotional singles and forty-five music videos. Other singles in existence: "She’s Got a Way" B-side "Everybody Loves You Now/You Can Make Me Free" (1971–72) "You Can Make Me Feel Free" B-side "You Look So Good to Me" Philips 6078 005 "Tomorrow is Today" B-side "Everybody

title: Billy Joel

text: helped arrange some of them, including "Only the Good Die Young". In April 2010, it was announced that Joel and DeVitto amicably resolved the lawsuit. 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Joel's first album, "Cold Spring Harbor." According to Joel's official website, to commemorate this anniversary, Columbia/Legacy Recordings originally planned "to celebrate the occasion with a definitive reissue project of newly restored and expanded Legacy editions of the complete Billy Joel catalog, newly curated collections of rarities from the vaults, previously unavailable studio tracks and live performances, home video releases and more", although this never fully came

title: Billy Joel discography

text: Billy Joel discography American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released thirteen studio albums, five live albums, fifteen compilation albums, ten video albums, singles, promotional singles and forty-five music videos. Other singles in existence: "She’s Got a Way" B-side "Everybody Loves You Now/You Can Make Me Free" (1971–72) "You Can Make Me Feel Free" B-side "You Look So Good to Me" Philips 6078 005 "Tomorrow is Today" B-side "Everybody Loves You Now" (1972) FPS-0906 "Nocturne" B-side "Tomorrow is Today" (Dutch promo single) (1972) "Why Judy Why" B-side "Nocturne" (Australian-only single) (1972) "If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)" B-side "Stop

title: The Bridge (Billy Joel album)

text: The Bridge (Billy Joel album) The Bridge is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on July 28, 1986. It was the last studio album produced by Phil Ramone as well as the last to feature Joel's long-time bassist Doug Stegmeyer and rhythm guitarist Russell Javors. The album yielded several successful singles, including "A Matter of Trust" (peaking at No. 10), "Modern Woman" (which also appeared on the "Ruthless People" soundtrack, peaking at No. 10), and "This Is the Time" (peaking at No. 18). Joel began work on the album — on which two of his major

title: Billy Joel Band

text: vocals, Malcolm Gold plays bass, Ken Cino plays guitar, and Doug Kistner plays keyboards in the group. From "The Stranger" in 1977 through "The Bridge" in 1986, Joel had been working with the same producer, Phil Ramone, as well as with the same basic incarnation of the Billy Joel Band (with minor line-up changes over the years). Joel also added the lead guitarist David Brown in 1978 who stayed with the band throughout the 1980s, beginning with the recording of "Glass Houses" (1980). One important addition to the band in 1982 was the replacement of his long-time saxophonist Richie Cannata

title: The Ultimate Collection (Billy Joel album)

text: a smash hit worldwide, entering top-5 on the charts in several countries including United Kingdom. "The Ultimate Collection" was not issued in the United States, however Legacy Recordings released another similar compilation "The Essential" in October 2001. All songs written and composed by Billy Joel The Ultimate Collection (Billy Joel album) The Ultimate Collection is a double-disc compilation album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was first released by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in December 2000, and subsequently issued in the most of European and Oceanian countries with slightly different track listings (replacing Japanese top-3 charting hit "The Stranger" with

title: Vienna (Billy Joel song)

text: Vienna (Billy Joel song) Vienna is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album "The Stranger", released as the B-side to his "Just the Way You Are" single. In a July 2008 "New York Times" article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with "Summer, Highland Falls". It was played in a 1981 episode of "Taxi" called "Vienna Waits". Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played by Judd Hirsch. Due to licensing restrictions, the song has been omitted from the episode on DVD, though is intact

title: Laura (Billy Joel song)

text: Laura (Billy Joel song) "Laura" is a song written by Billy Joel that was first released on his 1982 album "The Nylon Curtain". Producer Phil Ramone described the song as being "philosophical and dark." The lyrics of "Laura" depict the singer as being co-dependent on a woman named Laura. Musicologist Walter Everett describes Laura as being "an aggressive woman who traumatizes the singer." He can't resist taking her phone calls, even though he knows she is trouble and that his efforts to help will only lead to more problems. She calls him in the middle of the night and pushes

title: Vienna (Billy Joel song)

text: on the Hulu versions of the episode. "Vienna" can also be found on the soundtrack of "13 Going on 30". Vienna (Billy Joel song) Vienna is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album "The Stranger", released as the B-side to his "Just the Way You Are" single. In a July 2008 "New York Times" article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with "Summer, Highland Falls". It was played in a 1981 episode of "Taxi" called "Vienna Waits". Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played

title: Honesty (Billy Joel song)

text: urban rhythm and blues arrangement, she stays faithful to the original ballad with a bittersweet vocal performance." "Honesty" was performed during Knowles' concert at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul on October 20, 2009 as part of her worldwide I Am... Tour (2009–10). The song became very popular on the South Korea Gaon International charts, peaking at number two. It became the 9th and 173rd best-selling single in 2010 and 2011 in South Korea respectively selling over 800,000 digital downloads. Honesty (Billy Joel song) "Honesty" is a song by American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Columbia Records released the song

title: This Night (Billy Joel song)

text: This Night (Billy Joel song) "This Night" is a song by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album "An Innocent Man". The basis of the song's chorus uses the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Pathétique Sonata". Beethoven is credited as one of the song's writers on the sleeve of the album as "L.v. Beethoven". The song, released as a single only in the UK and Japan, reached #78 on the UK Singles Chart and #88 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart. Joel has said in interviews that "This Night" was written about his brief relationship with supermodel

title: All My Life (Billy Joel song)

text: All My Life (Billy Joel song) "All My Life" is a single released by Billy Joel, the first new song with lyrics he had written since 1993's "River of Dreams" album. The song, produced by Phil Ramone, was written in honor of the second anniversary of Joel and his wife Katie Lee. It was recorded at Legacy Studios on December 29, 2006 and released exclusively on "People"s online homepage for Valentine's Day before becoming available in the iTunes Store on February 20, 2007. In addition to "You're My Home", the Japanese-only physical CD single release includes two more live tracks,

title: Billy Joel

text: place between March 2–4, alongside Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Stills, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, the Trio of Doom, Fania All-Stars, Billy Swan, Bonnie Bramlett, Mike Finnegan, Weather Report, and an array of Cuban artists such as Irakere, Pacho Alonso, Tata Güines and Orquesta Aragón. His performance is captured in Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary "Havana Jam '79". The success of his piano-driven ballads like "Just the Way You Are", "She's Always a Woman", and "Honesty" led some critics to label Joel a "balladeer" and "soft rocker". Joel thought these labels were unfair and insulting, and with "Glass Houses", he tried

title: Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums)

text: Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums) Billy Joel's Greatest Hits is a collection released in two sets, 12 years apart. The first set, consisting of two discs, titled "Volume I" and "Volume II", was released in 1985. The second, single disc titled "Volume III" was released in 1997. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young" were new songs and, at the time, only available on this compilation. All songs but the last three on "Volume III", "To Make You Feel My Love", "Hey Girl" and "Light as the Breeze" were written by Joel. The other songs appear

title: Billy Joel in Concert

text: residency at the New York City venue Madison Square Garden. Joel has played one show a month at Madison Square Garden as long as there is a demand for tickets. His first show at the Garden was on January 27, 2014. On January 9, 2015, Joel broke his own record from 2006 for the most consecutive sold out shows at the arena. It was his thirteenth consecutive show. On July 1, 2015, Billy Joel set the record for the most shows at the Garden by a single artist. It was his 65th show. The record was previously held by Elton

title: Billy Joel

text: On July 4, 2015, Joel married a fourth time, to Alexis Roderick, an equestrian and former Morgan Stanley executive, at his estate on Long Island. Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo conducted the ceremony. The couple had been together since 2009. On August 12, 2015, the couple's daughter, Della Rose Joel, was born. The couple had a second daughter, Remy Anne, on October 22, 2017. Joel has battled depression for many years. In 1970, a career downturn and personal problems (noted above, in his affair with his drummer's wife) aggravated his condition. He left a suicide note and attempted to

title: Billy Joel

text: in 1969 to form the duo Attila, releasing an eponymous debut album in July 1970. The duo disbanded the following October when Joel began an affair with Small's wife, Elizabeth. The pair later married. Joel signed a contract with the record company Family Productions (owned by Artie Ripp but backed by Gulf + Western), with which he recorded his first solo album, "Cold Spring Harbor" (a reference to Cold Spring Harbor, New York, a town on Long Island). Ripp states that he spent $450,000 developing Joel; nevertheless, the album was mastered at the wrong speed and as a result, the

title: Billy Joel Band

text: York and find a permanent band he could record and tour with on a regular basis. Doug recommended me because Billy was looking for a New York-type drummer, aggressive and hard hitting, and the rest is history. The three of us recorded the basic tracks for "Turnstiles" and we both recommended Russell Javors and Howie Emerson, who played guitars in Topper and with the addition of Richie Cannata on saxophone, the “Billy Joel Band” was born. By the late 1970s, the touring and studio lineup of Joel's band stabilized and consisted, mostly, of the following musicians: This was the basic

title: My Life (Billy Joel song)

text: My Life (Billy Joel song) "My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album "52nd Street". A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached #2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Early the next year it peaked at #3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song begins with drums and electric bass, followed by a keyboard riff. The riff is also used as a fill between verse and chorus sections and is also played at the end. The section order is intro-verse-fill-chorus-bridge-v-f-c-b-solo-c-outro. Chicago members Peter Cetera and Donnie Dacus performed

title: Captain Jack (Billy Joel song)

text: in a statement, "There are a lot of important issues facing the voters in this Senate race. Is a politician's interpretation of a song I wrote nearly 30 years ago an issue to the voters of New York state? I do not think so." Captain Jack (Billy Joel song) "Captain Jack" is a song by Billy Joel featured on his 1973 album "Piano Man" with a live version on his 1981 album "Songs in the Attic". It is considered by some to be the most important and pivotal of his early compositions because his performance of the song at an

title: Captain Jack (Billy Joel song)

text: Captain Jack (Billy Joel song) "Captain Jack" is a song by Billy Joel featured on his 1973 album "Piano Man" with a live version on his 1981 album "Songs in the Attic". It is considered by some to be the most important and pivotal of his early compositions because his performance of the song at an April 15, 1972, live radio concert at Sigma Studios on WMMR in Philadelphia, and the subsequent airplay this live version received on the station, brought him to the attention of major record labels, including Columbia, with whom he would sign a recording contract in

title: Honesty (Billy Joel song)

text: and Robert Freedman the horn and string orchestration. "Honesty" is a piano ballad with synthesizer embellishments. It opens with "sad and tender" piano chords. According to Ken Bielen in his book "The Words and Music of Billy Joel", Liberty DeVitto's drums and cymbal crashes, remind listeners that "the track is a predecessor of the power ballads of the 1980s and 1990s". It talks about the inherent lack of honesty even in the closest of relationships. In the song Joel sings the lines "Honesty is such a lonely word". Joel further sings about wearing his heart on his sleeve in "Honesty".

title: Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song)

text: Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song) "Don't Ask Me Why" is a Billy Joel song released in 1980. The track contains all acoustic and Latin percussion instruments performing in an Afro-Cuban rhythmic style. An eclectic, instrumental "Latin Ballroom" piano solo, played over the bridge section after the second verse, is also featured in part of the song; Joel states that the mix for the midsection includes "fifteen pianos overdubbed on top of each other." The song spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number nineteen on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It was

text: lyrics. Apparently, Sjöholm came across the Billy Joel song She's Always A Woman sometime in early 2010, while thinking about a new album. Being a favourite of hers, she started listening to more Billy Joel songs and discovered one song after another that she liked. Eventually, in the spring of 2010, she developed the album project together with Martin Östergren, Georg "Jojje" Wadenius, producer Gunnar Nordén and Tomas Andersson Wij, who was asked to write the Swedish lyrics for all titles. Upon its release in November 2010, the album immediately entered the Swedish Albums Chart and peaked at number six

title: Laura (Billy Joel song)

text: the song as being sung by a narrator who is not intended to be Billy Joel himself who has a life that seems to be perfect even though he harbors a dark secret in his emotionally "exhausting" relationship with Laura, who may be an ex-wife. The song contains the offensive word "fucking" in the middle eight ("Here I am, feeling like a fucking fool."), the only such occurrence of the word in any of Joel's lyrics. At the time of its release, Joel stated that "Laura" was not written about his own ex-wife, or about a girlfriend. He stated that

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text: the "52nd Street" album based on the fact that Joel had written some jazz riffs into the end of "Zanzibar." Billy Joel biographer Mark Bego claims that "If "52nd Street" is Billy's tribute to jazz, then 'Zanzibar' is its centerpiece." "Zanzibar" was the third most played album cut from "52nd Street" on U.S. album-oriented rock radio during 1979 according to the year-end R&R Top 79 Albums of 1979 chart. "Zanzibar" has often featured in Joel's live concerts. Since 2005 the trumpet solos have been performed by Carl Fischer. Live performances have been included on the 2006 album "12 Gardens Live"

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text: performed a free concert in Rome, with the Colosseum as the backdrop. Joel toured South Africa, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii in late 2006, and subsequently toured the Southeastern U.S. in February and March 2007 before hitting the Midwest in the spring of 2007. On January 3 of that year, news was leaked to the "New York Post" that Billy had recorded a new song with lyrics—this being the first new song with lyrics he'd written in almost 14 years. The song, titled "All My Life", was Joel's newest single (with second track "You're My Home", live from Madison Square Garden

title: Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song)

text: released as the third single from the album "Glass Houses" and later included on "Greatest Hits Volume 2". Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song) "Don't Ask Me Why" is a Billy Joel song released in 1980. The track contains all acoustic and Latin percussion instruments performing in an Afro-Cuban rhythmic style. An eclectic, instrumental "Latin Ballroom" piano solo, played over the bridge section after the second verse, is also featured in part of the song; Joel states that the mix for the midsection includes "fifteen pianos overdubbed on top of each other." The song spent two weeks at number

text: The Ultimate Collection (Billy Joel album) The Ultimate Collection is a double-disc compilation album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was first released by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in December 2000, and subsequently issued in the most of European and Oceanian countries with slightly different track listings (replacing Japanese top-3 charting hit "The Stranger" with live version of "You're My Home"). This career-spanning compilation features some of Joel's early notable compositions and hit singles which were disregarded on his "Greatest Hits" series, although several fan favorites like "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and "Big Shot" were excluded alternatively. It became

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text: in 1942 in New York City. They had not been able to immigrate directly to the US because of its quotas. Their son Helmut Joel completed college there and became an engineer. He married and had two children; his son Billy Joel became a popular singer and songwriter, a highly successful musician. In 1957, Helmut and his wife divorced and he returned to Europe, finally settling in England, where he married again and had a second son, Alexander Joel, who became a conductor. In 1957 Karl Joel got a compensation of 2 million German marks for his former company from

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text: report on worst campaign songs, a staffer notes that the playing of "Captain Jack" was a mistake. It was played from the Billy Joel compilation CD "Greatest Hits Volume 1", and the song intended to be played was "New York State of Mind", which was track five on the CD. The Clinton staffer inadvertently played track two, which was "Captain Jack". Her presumed opponent, Rudolph Giuliani, who ended up not running for the Senate, criticized the song's use because of its alleged glorification of drugs. Giuliani even read the lyrics to the song in a live press conference. Joel replied

title: Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)

text: Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song) "Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel; it is the third track from his album "The Stranger" (1977). It became both Joel's first US Top 10 and UK Top 20 single (reaching #3 and #19 respectively), as well as Joel's first gold single in the US. The song also topped the "Billboard" Easy Listening Chart for the entire month of January 1978. "Just the Way You Are" garnered two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1979. Joel shared that the melody

title: The Night Is Still Young (Billy Joel song)

text: on a business trip leaving his wife behind. This correlates with the song's lyrics, which speak of a man whose priorities are shifting away from his musical career and towards marriage and family. The music video was directed by Neil Tardio (https://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviews/Neil-Tardio.aspx) A live version of the song appears on Billy's "12 Gardens" CD set. The Night Is Still Young (Billy Joel song) "The Night Is Still Young" is a single by rock singer Billy Joel released as a new song from his greatest hits album "Greatest Hits - Volume I and II". It is the second new song from

title: All My Life (Billy Joel song)

text: "Honesty" and "Stiletto". All three tracks were recorded in 2006 during the series of 12 sold-out concerts in New York City's Madison Square Garden which yielded the "12 Gardens Live" album, but were not originally included in that album. In those performances, "Honesty" and many other Joel hits were transposed into lower keys than the original album versions; "Honesty" was moved a half-step lower, from the key of B-flat major to the key of A major. The Japanese release also includes a booklet with English lyrics and Japanese translations for all four songs. All My Life (Billy Joel song) "All

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text: consultant and band member in the "Movin' Out" musical). Tom "T-Bone" Wolk joined the band, just for the "River of Dreams" tour, playing bass guitar, as well as other instruments, including accordion. And Joel continued to retain the musicians Crystal Taliefero and Mark Rivera who both remain in his band. The 1993 "River of Dreams" tour saw the addition of David Rosenthal, formerly of Rainbow, on keyboards. In August 1995, Billy Joel's long-time bassist Doug Stegmeyer, who had been let go from the band prior to the recording of 1989's "Storm Front" album, committed suicide in his Long Island home.

text: The Night Is Still Young (Billy Joel song) "The Night Is Still Young" is a single by rock singer Billy Joel released as a new song from his greatest hits album "Greatest Hits - Volume I and II". It is the second new song from the album, the first one being "You're Only Human (Second Wind)", which peaked at #9 on the US charts. "The Night Is Still Young" single peaked lower at #34. This song is featured on Disc 2 (1978–1985) of the album. The video for the song features mainly the story of a man who has gone

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text: his best-known songs. "The Stranger" song "Just the Way You Are" — written for Joel's first wife, Elizabeth Weber — was inspired by a dream and won Grammy awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On tour in Paris, Joel learned the news late at night in his hotel room. "Rolling Stone "ranked "The Stranger" the 70th greatest album of all time. Expectations were high for Joel's next album, "52nd Street", which he released in 1978, naming it after Manhattan's famous 52nd Street, which, at the time of its release, served as the world headquarters of

title: Captain Jack (Billy Joel song)

text: song and on what album it appeared. The song was such a big hit in Philadelphia that several New York radio stations got their own tape copies and began to play it as well. Though Columbia Records' then-president, Clive Davis, first noticed Joel at the Mar y Sol festival in Puerto Rico on Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972, the constant airplay of Joel's unreleased song kept the label's attention. Columbia Records did their best to track Joel down. After turning down a record deal from Atlantic Records, Joel signed with Columbia in the spring of 1973. "Captain Jack" was one

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text: class received their diplomas, to deliver the honorary commencement address. It was also the 25th anniversary of receiving his own diploma from the same High School. In 1996, Joel merged his long-held love of boating with his desire for a second career. With Long Island boating businessman Peter Needham, he formed the Long Island Boat Company. In November 2010, Joel opened a shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island, to manufacture custom-made, retro-styled motorcycles and accessories. In 2011, Joel announced that he was releasing an autobiography that he had written with Fred Schruers, titled "The Book of Joel: A Memoir". The

title: Honesty (Billy Joel song)

text: by Billy Joel while production was handled by Phil Ramone. It is the second song from his sixth studio album "52nd Street" (1978). The song was also included on South Korean and Japanese edition of Joel's 1985 compilation "Greatest Hits Volume 2" as one of the bonus tracks. The song wasn't included on any of Joel's US released compilation packages; however, it appears on the Dutch edition as well as the aforementioned Japanese edition of "Greatest Hits Volume 2", instead of "Don't Ask Me Why" (1980). David Spinozza plays the acoustic guitar in the song, Liberty DeVitto plays the drums

title: What Made America Famous?

text: What Made America Famous? "What Made America Famous?" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song was included on his 1974 album, Verities & Balderdash. It has also been included on numerous posthumous compilation albums. The song inspired Chapin to write the award nominated Broadway musical, The Night That Made America Famous. The song shows a man, his girlfriend, and kids living in a rundown home. Eventually, a house fire starts, and they need rescue. It is continually asked in the song if anybody cares. It ends with the firefighters waiting to respond to "let them sweat

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text: end his life by drinking furniture polish. Later he said, "I drank furniture polish. It looked tastier than bleach." His drummer and bandmate, Jon Small, rushed him to the hospital. Joel checked into Meadowbrook Hospital, where he was put on suicide watch and received treatment for depression. In 1971 Joel released his debut album, "Cold Spring Harbor", including the track "Tomorrow Is Today", related to this incident. Joel later recorded "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" as a message to help prevent teen suicide. In 2002, Joel entered Silver Hill Hospital, a substance abuse and psychiatric center in New Canaan, Connecticut.

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text: by Cass Dillon, a new Long Island based musician, as Joel felt it should be sung by someone in a soldier's age range (though he himself has played the song occasionally in concert.) The track was dedicated to servicemen based in Iraq. Joel wrote it in September 2007 after reading numerous letters sent to him from American soldiers in Iraq. "Christmas in Fallujah" is only the second pop/rock song released by Joel since 1993's "River of Dreams". Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation. On January 26, 2008, Joel performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra celebrating the

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text: sign and produce Joel as a solo artist after Michael Lang, who had given Joel a monetary advance, passed Joel along to Ripp to focus his attentions elsewhere instead. In late 1965, the Echoes changed their name to the Emeralds, and then to the Lost Souls. Joel left the band in 1967 to join the Hassles, a Long Island group that had signed with United Artists Records. Over the next year and a half they released four singles and two albums ("The Hassles "and "Hour of the Wolf"). All were commercial failures. Joel and drummer Jon Small left the Hassles

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text: atheist. Joel bought a house in Centre Island, New York in 2002 for $22 million. He also owns a house in Sag Harbor. Joel's waterfront residence near Boca Raton, Florida went on the market in November 2015. , the 3.76-acre property was priced at $27 million. Joel graduated well after his high school peers because of a missed English exam. His high school diploma was finally awarded by the school board 25 years later. Joel has been presented with multiple honorary doctorates: In 1986, Joel was on the site selection committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board.

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text: New Year's Y2K coverage. The concert (dubbed The Night of the 2000 Years) ran for close to four hours and was later released as "". In 2001, Joel released "Fantasies & Delusions", a collection of classical piano pieces. All were composed by Joel and performed by Hyung-ki Joo. Joel often uses bits of these songs as interludes in live performances, and some of them are part of the score for the hit show "Movin' Out". The album topped the classical charts at No. 1. Joel performed "New York State of Mind" live on September 21, 2001, as part of the

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text: musical director of the Staatstheater Braunschweig from 2001 to 2014. Joel reluctantly began piano lessons at an early age, at his mother's insistence. His teachers included the noted American pianist Morton Estrin and musician Timothy Ford. Joel says that he is a better organist than pianist. As a teenager, Joel took up boxing so he could defend himself. He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, winning 22 bouts, but abandoned the sport shortly after his nose was broken in his 24th boxing match. Joel attended Hicksville High School until 1967, but he did not

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text: "An Innocent Man". Joel also did versions of The Beatles' classic "Back in the U.S.S.R." and Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin". It has been estimated that Joel lost more than $1 million of his own money on the trip and concerts, but he has said the goodwill he was shown there was well worth it. The Disney animated children's film, "Oliver & Company", released in November 1988, features Joel in a rare acting (voice only) role, as the character Dodger. The character's design is based on Joel's image at the time, including his trademark Wayfarer sunglasses. Joel also

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text: my life ... Up to that moment I'd never considered playing rock as a career. And when I saw four guys who didn't look like they'd come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon's face – and he looked like he was always saying: 'F--- you!' – I said: 'I know these guys, I can relate to these guys, I am these guys.' This is what I'm going to do – play in a rock band'." Joel joined the Echoes, a group that

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text: Joel was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Ray Charles made the induction speech and mentioned the duet Joel wrote for the two of them, "Baby Grand" (a track on Joel's album "The Bridge" released in 1986). On December 31, 1999, Joel performed at New York's Madison Square Garden. At the time, Joel said that it would be his last tour and possibly his last concert. Two of his performances from that night, "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" were filmed and featured that night as part of ABC's special

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text: solo artist in the United States. His 1985 compilation album, "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2", is one of the best-selling albums in the US. Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006). In 2001, Joel received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2013, Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors, the nation's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts. Since the advent of his solo career, Joel has held a successful touring career, holding

title: Honesty (Billy Joel song)

text: of her third solo album, "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008). Pip Ellwood of Entertainment Focus described Knowles' version of the song as a "turgid" ballad that doesn't "add too much to the record". Serving as the sixteenth track to Knowles' platinum edition re-release of "I Am... Sasha Fierce", the song contrasts with previous tracks such as "Why Don't You Love Me". It showcases Knowles' "soulful" voice and "outstanding" vocal range as stated by Hannah Spencer of the website Allgigs. Ken Bielen in his book "The Words and Music of Billy Joel" wrote, "Backed primarily by an electronic keyboard and an

title: Billy Joel

text: son of a merchant and manufacturer, Karl Amson Joel. Helmut was also educated in Switzerland. His father had created a highly successful mail order textile business, Joel Macht Fabrik. To escape the Nazi regime, Helmut's family emigrated to Switzerland. His father was forced to sell his business at a fraction of its value in order to emigrate. The family reached the United States via Cuba, because immigration quotas for German Jews prevented direct immigration at the time. In the United States, Helmut/Howard Joel became an engineer but always loved music. Joel's mother, Rosalind, was born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents,

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text: 2006 tour) and was released into stores on February 27, 2007. On February 4, Joel sang the national anthem for Super Bowl XLI, becoming the first to sing the national anthem twice at a Super Bowl. and on April 17, 2007, Joel was honored in Albany, New York, for his ninth concert at the Times Union Center. He is now holding the highest box office attendance of any artist to play at the arena. A banner was raised in his honor marking this achievement. On December 1, 2007, Joel premiered his new song "Christmas in Fallujah". The song was performed

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text: Award for Favorite Album, Pop/Rock category. The album's closing song, "Through The Long Night" (B-side of the "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me" single), was a lullaby that featured Joel harmonizing with himself in a song he says was inspired by The Beatles' "Yes It Is". In a recorded Masterclass at the University of Pennsylvania, Joel later recollected that he had written to the Beatles asking them how to get started in the music industry. In response, he received a pamphlet about Beatles merchandise. This later led to the idea of Joel conducting Q&A sessions around the world answering

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text: Seven members of the committee voted for the Hall to be located in San Francisco, and seven voted for Cleveland, Ohio; this tie was broken when Joel voted for Cleveland. Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in 1999 by one of his chief musical influences, Ray Charles. Joel was also named MusiCares Person of the Year for 2002, an award given each year at the same time as the Grammy Awards. At the dinner honoring him, various artists performed versions of his songs, including Nelly Furtado, Stevie Wonder, Jon Bon Jovi, Diana Krall,

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text: [the kind of life] your old man had." He also tried to be more ambitious in his use of the recording studio. Joel said that he wanted to "create a sonic masterpiece" on "The Nylon Curtain". So he spent more time in the studio, crafting the sound of the album, than he had on any previous album. Production of "The Nylon Curtain" began in the fall of 1981. However, production was temporarily delayed when Joel was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on Long Island on April 15, 1982, severely injuring his hands. Still, Joel quickly recovered from his injuries,

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text: "Auld Lang Syne", and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" (with Brian Johnson). Rufus Wainwright joined Joel during the concert to sing "New York State of Mind". Joel also performed an unusual set, including the song "Souvenir" (from 1974's "Streetlife Serenade") and excluding "We Didn't Start the Fire". On August 4, 2015 Joel played the final concert at Nassau Coliseum before the arena underwent a $261 million renovation. On April 5, 2017, Joel played the first concert at the newly renovated Nassau Coliseum. On June 24, 2017, he returned to Hicksville High School fifty years after his would-be graduating

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text: Man", released in 1983, served as an homage to genres of music which Joel had grown up with in the 1950s, such as Rhythm and Blues and doo-wop. After releasing the albums "The Bridge" and "Storm Front" in 1986 and 1989 respectively, Joel released his twelfth and final solo album, "River of Dreams", in 1993. He went on to release "Fantasies and Delusions", a 2001 album featuring classical compositions composed by Joel and performed by British-Korean pianist Richard Hyung-ki Joo. Joel also provided voiceover work in 1988 for the 27th animated Disney film, "Oliver & Company", in which he provided

title: Honesty (Billy Joel song)

text: Bleek and Sauce Money from the soundtrack album "The Players Club", (1998) featured a sample of "Honesty". During his auditions for Fox's "Glee", Canadian actor Cory Monteith sang "Honesty". Fellow "Glee" actor Kevin McHale, as his character Artie Abrams, covered the song in the show's 2013 tribute episode "Movin' Out". In 2010, Swedish singer Helen Sjöholm covered the song for her 2010 album "Euforia – Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel" under the title "Ärlighet". Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal sings a cover of the song in the 2005 film Happy Endings. In March 2012, eleventh season contestant of "American Idol", Hollie Cavanagh,

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text: programs, and commercials. On December 12, 2012, Joel performed as part of at Madison Square Garden, a concert held for all the victims of Hurricane Sandy. He changed the lyrics to "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" to make it relate to all the damage caused by Sandy. In May 2013, it was announced that Joel would hold his first ever indoor Irish concert at the O in Dublin on November 1. He subsequently announced his return to the UK for the first time in seven years to perform three dates in October and November. Joel played

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text: Although not as successful as some of his previous albums, the album was still considered a success by Joel. The next wave of Joel's career commenced with the recording of his next studio album, "The Nylon Curtain". With "The Nylon Curtain", Joel became more ambitious with his songwriting, trying his hand at writing topical songs like "Allentown" and "Goodnight Saigon". Joel has stated that he wanted the album to communicate his feelings about the American Dream and how changes in American politics during the Reagan years meant that "all of a sudden you weren't going to be able to inherit

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text: a sarcastic response: "If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit, so they cut it down to 3:05." Although "Streetlife Serenade" is often considered one of Joel's weaker albums (Joel dislikes it himself), it contains the notable songs "Los Angelenos" and "Root Beer Rag", an instrumental that was a staple of his live set in the 1970s. In late 1975, Joel played piano and organ on several tracks on Bo Diddley's "The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll" all-star album. Disenchanted with Los Angeles, Joel returned to New York City in 1975 and recorded "Turnstiles", the first

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text: a little", and the plumber ends up saving everyone in the home. They spend the night in the plumber's home and realize that heroes are people who you'd never suspect, or ever know. The song was inspired when Chapin himself lived in Point Lookout in Long Island during the 1960s. There was a suspicious fire in a low-income residence. Although it is unknown how the actual firefighters responded, he imagined that they responded like in the song. What Made America Famous? "What Made America Famous?" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song was included on his

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text: Records, and you don't need a high school diploma over there'." Joel did eventually sign with Columbia. In 1992, he submitted essays to the school board and was awarded his diploma at Hicksville High's annual graduation ceremony, 25 years after leaving. Influenced by early-rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues artists, including groups such as The Beatles, The Drifters and The Four Seasons, Joel favored tightly structured pop melodies and down-to-earth songwriting. After seeing The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Joel decided to pursue a career in music. In an interview he said of the group's effect on him, "That one performance changed

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text: the backing vocals and sang along with Billy Joel during the bridge and in the outro ("Keep it to yourself, it's my life"). "My Life" was used as the theme song for the ABC television series "Bosom Buddies" (1980–82), albeit in a re-recorded version with a different vocalist. However, due to licensing issues it does not appear on the VHS and DVD releases of the series, nor is it used in the show's syndicated airings; in both cases, it is replaced by a vocal version of the show's closing instrumental theme, "Shake Me Loose", sung by Stephanie Mills, who, like

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text: Rob Thomas and Natalie Cole. Joel has won five Grammys, including Album of the Year for "52nd Street" and Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Just the Way You Are". On September 20, 2004, Joel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his work in the music industry, located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard. He was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006. Joel is the only performing artist to have played both Yankee and Shea Stadiums, as well as Giants Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and Nassau Veterans

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text: specialized in British Invasion covers. The Echoes began recording in 1965. Joel (then 16) also played piano on several records released through Kama Sutra Productions and on recordings produced by Shadow Morton. Joel played on a demo version of "Leader of the Pack", which would become a major hit for the Shangri-Las. Joel states that in 1964 he played on a recording of the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" but he is unaware of whether he played on the demo or master version; The released single included a co-producer credit for Artie Ripp, who later was the first to