The Piano Man, his first album in 14 years. Here's a look at his career and 20 greatest hits.
William Martin Joel was in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, born in 1949. In 1964 he joined his first band, the Echoes, aged 14 years. The echoes were emeralds, and then in 1965 lost souls.
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After joining the group The Long Island Hassels the late '60s, they released two albums and four singles. Joel and drummer Jon Small Attila Hassels formed, butdisbanded after one album.
Billy Joel has gone solo and signed with the Family Productions label in 1971 and released an album, "Cold Spring Harbor, named after a town on Long Island. But this album also unnoticed.
Joel moved to California in 1972 and had a gig in a piano bar on Wilshire Boulevard, where he composed his classic piece of "Piano Man".
Columbia Records executive, Herb Gordon, he realized the talent of Joel and he signed a recording contract,Publication of his first album, "Piano Man". The title of the song was released as a single in 1974 and gave his first Top 40 and Joel is ranked twenty-fifth week on the Billboard charts.
Joel followed the album with "The Entertainer", the release of the song title and he his second top-40 single in 1975.
As Joel with producer Phil Ramone, the album "The Stranger" was recorded and when the hits started coming. Billy Joel has reached the top 40 more than 30 times theBillboard Singles Chart, the top of the charts three times.
Here are the Top 20 Billy Joel hits, according to Billboard magazine:
1. It 's still Rock And Roll To Me - 1980 - his first number one single.
2. We Did not Start The Fire - 1989
3. Tell Her About It - 1983
4. Just The Way You Are - 1978 - written for his wife at the time, Elizabeth, and won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
5. My Life - 1979 - when the first issue of The UsedSitcom "Breast Friends" with Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari.
6. Uptown Girl - 1983 - wrote to his future wife Christie Brinkley.
7. The River Of Dreams - 1993 - Last hit 10-of Joel get to the top
8. I Go to Extremes - 1990
9. Maybe you're right - 1980 -. "Dave's World" covered Southside Johnny and the opening theme for the CBS sitcom
10. You're Only Human (Second Wind) - 1985 - he received one of two individuals who are particularlyThe Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2 albums.
11. An Innocent Man - 1984 - the title song of the album was written in 1960 as a tribute to the music of the year 1950 e.
12. A Matter of Trust - 1986 -
13. Modern Woman - 1986 - included in "Ruthless People", a film with Bette Midler and Danny DeVito.
14. The longest time - 1984
15. Big Shot - 1979
16. Allentown - 1983 - From album The Nylon Curtain.
17. She's Always A Woman - 1978 - Aof four Top 25 singles "The Stranger" album.
18. Movin 'Out' (Anthony's Song) - 1978
19. Say Goodbye To Hollywood - 1981 - from "Songs In The Attic" album.
20. This is the time - 1987 - a favorite on the dance circuit.
Billy Joel was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 1982. In 1985 he married supermodel Christie Brinkley. It 'was the first American rock group to perform in Russia, was built in 1987, since before the Berlin Wall.
Billy Joel has wonGrammy Legend Award in 1990 and was inserted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1999. He is still around, sometimes with Elton John.
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