William Martin "Billy" Joel (born Mey 9, 1949) is an American pianist, sangster-sangwriter, an componer.

Billy Joel
Joel at openin night o the 2009 saison at the Metropolitan Opera
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Martin Joel[1]
Born (1949-05-09) 9 Mey 1949 (age 75)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
OreiginHicksville, New York, U.S.
GenresRock, rock an row, saoft rock, pop rock, pop, clessical[2]
ThriftMuisicker, sangster-sangwriter, componer
Instruments
Years active1965–present
LabelsColumbia, Family Productions, Sony Classical
Associate actsThe Echoes, The Hassles, Attila, Elton John, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel Band, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles
Wabsteidwww.billyjoel.com
Notable instruments
Steinway grand piano[3]

Albums

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  • Cold Spring Harbor (1971)
  • Piano Man (1973)
  • Streetlife Serenade (1974)
  • Turnstiles (1976)
  • The Stranger (1977)
  • 52nd Street (1978)
  • Glass Houses (1980)
  • The Nylon Curtain (1982)
  • An Innocent Man (1983)
  • The Bridge (1986)
  • Storm Front (1989)
  • River of Dreams (1993)
  • Fantasies & Delusions (2001)

References

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  1. Billy Joel Biography. billyjoel.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
  2. Explore: Soft Rock - Top Artists - AllMusic at allmusic.com [Error: unknown archive URL] (archived [Date missing])
  3. Edmondson, Jacqueline (2006). Condoleezza Rice: A biography. The United States: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-313-33607-2.