Billy Joel CDs
Billy Joel Biography
William Martin Joel, born May 9, 1949, in The Bronx, NY, grew up
in a comfortable Long Island suburb, Levittown, during the years
following World War II. His German-born father, Howard Joel, who
was imprisoned by the Nazis at Dachau during the war, moved to
America after his release, to begin a new life in New York. That
new life included adopting a new faith for his son--although
Joel Sr. was Jewish, young Billy was raised in a predominately
Catholic neighborhood and frequently attended mass and
confession. Joel's father secured work as an engineer with
General Electric. |
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Garden Nights: Live (2006)
Personnel: Billy Joel
(vocals, keyboards); Crystal Tallefero (vocals,
guitar); Andy Cicon (vocals, bass guitar); Tommy
Byrnes (guitar); Mark Rivera (saxophone, keyboards);
Richie Cannata (saxophone); Carl Fischer (trumpet,
trombone); David Rosenthal (piano, organ, keyboards). |
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Stranger
(1977)
Rolling Stone
(12/11/03, p.113) - Ranked #67 in Rolling Stone's
"500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" -
"...The real pleasure here is the specificity of
the lyrics in the rock songs located in New
York..." Personnel: Billy Joel (vocals,
harmonica, piano, organ, keyboards); Hiram... |
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2000
Years: The Millennium Concert (2000)
Rolling Stone (5/11/00,
p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A lively reminder
of Joel's massively crowd-pleasing way with an
arena....the set list is surprisingly
imaginative....proving that Billy and the band know
how to kick out the party-rock jams..." Q (7/00,
p.118) - 3 stars... |
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Billy Joel Information
| Part Jerry Lee Lewis, part George
Gershwin, piano man Billy Joel combines Tin Pan Alley craftsmanship,
rock-&-roll fervor, and a keen sense of vintage melodic balladry.
He emerged in the 1970s as the definitive singer-songwriter for those
who wanted something a little less introspective than James Taylor,
and his way with a hook made him a superstar. His popularity waned in
the '90s, and with it went his interest in pop music, which he
eventually forsook to pursue an all-instrumental, classical-influenced
direction. |
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