Happy Birthday Billy Joel. ‘Billy The King’

This day (May 9, 1949), in The Bronx, New York City, is born Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

VIDEO DIGEST

Tracklist :

1 . Ballad Of Billy The Kid (The Midnight Special, 1975)

2 . New York State Of Mind (1976)

3 . The Stranger (1977)

4 . Movin’ Out (1978)

5 . Stiletto (Houston, 1979)

6 . It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me

7 . A Matter of Trust

8 . You’re My Home (1981)

9 . Pressure (in Russia, 1987)

10 . Angry Young Man (1982)

11 . The Grammys Performance (1988)

12 . Uptown Girl

13 . We Didn’t Start the Fire

14 . The Longest Time (1984)

15 . I Go To Extremes (Yankee Stadium)

16 . Only The Good Die Young (Farm Aid, 1985)

17 . My Life (1991)

18 . The River of Dreams

19 . Allentown (Frankfurt, 1994)

20 . w/ Elton John (Miami Footage, 1995)

21 . To make you feel my love (1997)

22 . Vienna (1998]

23 . Bennie and the Jets Medley (Kennedy Center Honors, 2004)

24 . She’s Right On Time

25 . My Life (Tokyo Dome, 2006)

26 . All My Life (2007)

27 . Captain Jack (Shea Stadium, 2008)

28 . Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (2013)

29 . Alexa (w/ Itzhak Perlman, MSG, 2015)

30 . Piano Man (Bonnaroo)

31 . Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway (2017)

TOP 10

Tracklist :

Piano Man . Uptown Girl . We Didn’t Start the Fire . Just The Way You Are . She’s Always a Woman . Only the Good Die Young . The Longest Time . Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) . My Life . New York State Of Mind .

DOCUMENTARIES

Program :

New York State of Mind (2017) . Bio . Mini Documentary . In Search of Billy Joel . The Joel Files / Die Akte Joel (2001) . A Matter of Trust – The Bridge to Russia (2014) . Don Henley with Billy Joel (92 Y, 2015) . Christie Brinkley – Intimate Portrait (1999) . An Evening Of Questions & Answers (Harvard, 1994) .

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Wikipedia : This day (May 9, 1949), in The Bronx, New York City, is born Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Official Site : Billy Joel has had 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations since signing his first solo recording contract in 1972. In 1990, he was presented with a Grammy Legend Award.

@allmusic : Although Billy Joel never was a critic’s favorite, the pianist emerged as one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the latter half of the ’70s. Joel’s music consistently demonstrates an affection for The Beatlesque hooks and a flair for Tin Pan Alley and Broadway melodies.

@last.fm : As a teenager, Joel took up boxing so that he would be able to defend himself. He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, but abandoned the sport shortly after having his nose broken in a boxing match.

@Discogs : In 1971 Billy Joel started his solo career with the album Cold Spring Harbour and finally achieved fame in 1973 with his song Piano Man.

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