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What was Billy Joel doing musically in 1965?
Joel joined the Echoes, a group that specialized in British Invasion covers.
The Echoes began recording in 1965.
What was the name of the first recording by the Echoes?
Joel played on a demo version of "Leader of the Pack".
Did they do mostly covers?
Joel states that in 1964 he played on a recording of the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand).
What other songs did The Echoes do?
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What did he do after being in The Echoes?
Joel left the band in 1967 to join the Hassles, a Long Island group that had signed with United Artists Records.
What style of music did The Hassles play?
Influenced by early-rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues.
What was their first record?
Over the next year and a half they released four singles and two albums (The Hassles and Hour of the Wolf).
Did they have any success with those records?
All were commercial failures.

Question: When did he leave The Hassles?
Self-contained rewrite: When Billy Joel he leave The Hassles?