Billy Joel

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Bronx, New York, USA (1971 – present)

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.

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  • luvfx

    slow down, you're doing fine, you can't be everything u wanna be before your time

    4 Apr 4:39am Reply
  • quidditchxchick

    vienna moves me.

    4 Apr 4:31am Reply
  • jazzthieve

    Spotify Playlist: Classic Rock

    3 Apr 8:36pm Reply
  • BoobyNoobie

    I'm taking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind. --- Living in Hong Kong feels the same. Music without borders, isn't it?

    27 Mar 4:00pm Reply
  • Zoitz

    the fire... we did not start it . +

    23 Mar 9:05pm Reply
  • KingTide95

    The Stranger is objectively his best album. You guys don't know.

    8 Mar 5:15am Reply
  • SouLitu

    Piano Man' is a solid gold album. Soooo gooood. He has a vey soulful music. Hits me good all the time <3 <3

    28 Feb 8:44am Reply
  • Panecea

    ♥♥♥♥ Glass Houses ♥♥♥♥

    31 Jan 3:50am Reply
  • markalvin

    The Stranger should be in top 15.

    25 Jan 12:57am Reply
  • Albert-The-Duke

    Sick of that main...

    24 Jan 6:34pm Reply
  • Overture1383

    Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) вещуга!

    29 Nov 2012 Reply
  • GaryB123

    G.O.A.T

    18 Nov 2012 Reply
  • Yamber

    ugh baby

    9 Nov 2012 Reply
  • AngeloSwift13

    His album RIVER OF DREAMS was #1 on Billboard 200 when I was born!! *-* (september 9th 1993) e.e THE RIVER OF DREAMS is a great song **

    4 Nov 2012 Reply
  • Silverback177

    In certain pictures he looks like Sylvester Stallone.

    31 Oct 2012 Reply
  • JNez

    for the longest time: 'i don't care what consequence it brings/i have been a fool for lesser things/i want you so bad/i think you ought to know that/i intend to hold you for the longest time.' billy joel has soooo many hooks on so many hits but that right there always gets me!!

    29 Oct 2012 Reply
  • dinosaur_act

    PLAY SOMETHING FROM THE STRANGER!!!!!!!!!!

    15 Oct 2012 Reply
  • Jonnas26

    When will you realize? Vienna waits for you ♥

    4 Oct 2012 Reply
  • lecube

    'Piano Man' is a solid gold album. Soooo gooood.

    4 Oct 2012 Reply
  • TOTGA-Felipe

    Uptown Girl ♥

    2 Oct 2012 Reply
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