Who better than the Piano Man himself to pick the Top 5 Billy Joel songs of all time? Hint: 'Vienna' is number five.

Billy Joel: все альбомы, включая Live Through the Years, Live and Let Die, Song of Love for Meaghan и другие.

2006 Отправился в мировое турне в поддержку бокс-сета My Lives.

2007 Был выпущен юбилейный бокс-сет, посвящённый 30-летию выпуска альбома Stranger.

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Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. New York City piano man whose driving rock, often with a cabaret twist, gained near-universal appeal in the 1970s and '80s.

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 70s, having released twelve studio albums from 1971 to 1993.

Billy Joel and Jon Small, the drummer of The Hassles then formed the psychedelic duo "Attila" and released one album without success. 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". Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (Performer). En Grupos: Attila (5), The Hassles, The Lost Souls (2), USA For Africa.

Billy Joel is the sixth best-selling artist in US chart history, despite never really wanting to be a performer, and a career hobbled by contractual wrangles almost before it had begun. To celebrate Jamie Cullum’s comprehensive two-part interview with Billy Joel on Radio 2, Nick Hasted looks back at the piano man’s long road to the top and the formative experiences that inspired his greatest songs. Jamie and the Piano Man: A Billy Joel Special.

William Martin Joel is born in the Bronx, NY. on May 9. The family moves to the Levittown section of Hicksville on Long Island where he spends his childhood and young adult years. Begins studying piano. Joins his first band, The Echoes, later known as The Lost Souls. Joins The Hassles, a Long Island-based band, and records the The Hassles, the first of two albums for United Artists

Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. Billboard Books. p. 39. 5. Keeping the Faith. Fittingly so, Keeping the Faith, was the last song on Billy Joel’s Innocent Man, album. As the final album track, the song represented a seemingly last word of encouragement to the listener. Billy Joel’s message of hope and faith, The good old days weren’t always good The music itself featured a Buddy Holly style shuffle rhythm. Closing out an album that featured references to some of the greatest musical artists of all time, it seemed that Joel’s message of faith was fueled by his belief in the power of rock and roll and its saving grace. Billy Joel Keeping the Faith, in An Innocent Man, Columbia Records,1983. From the Innocent Man Album. 4. The Great Suburban Showdown. The Great Suburban Showdown, is another one of those rarely performed Billy Joel compositions.