Billy Joel - My Life
- Length: 4:25
- Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings)
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- Author: mtoo30
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States.Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s; is a six-time Grammy Award winner, and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006). Joel "retired" from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour (sometimes with Elton John). In 2001 he subsequently released Fantasies & Delusions, a CD of classical compositions for piano. In 2007 he returned to recording with a single entitled "All My Life," followed by an extensive world tour from 2006-2008, covering many of the major world cities....Upon seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, Joel decided to pursue a full-time musical career, and set about finding a local Long Island band to join. Eventually he found the Echoes, a group that specialized in British Invasion covers. The Echoes became a popular New York attraction, convincing him to leave high school to become a professional musician. He began playing for the Echoes when he was 14 years old....Joel's music reflects influences from many different genres including classical music, 1950s doo wop, Broadway/Tin Pan Alley, jazz, blues, gospel, pop music, and rock & roll. Ray Charles has also had a large impact on Billy Joel's music and personal life. Joel's greatest single musical influence is The Beatles, in particular the songwriting style of Paul McCartney. Some songs in particular reflect this influence, such as the piano solo in "Piano Man."These various influences have in part led to his broad success over a long period of time but have also made him difficult to categorize in popular music today.Among many of Joel's influences are: Beethoven, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Pete Seeger, Jackson Browne, The Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Presley....Despite having never graduated from high school because of a missed exam, Joel has been presented with multiple honorary doctorates: * Doctor of Humane Letters from Fairfield University (1991) * Doctor from Berklee College of Music (1993) * Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University (1997) * Doctor of Music from Southampton College (2000) * Doctor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University (2006)[23] * Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music (2008) * High School Diploma awarded 25 years after he left by the School BoardJoel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in 1999....[Wikipedia]
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
- Length: 3:10
- Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings)
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- Author: mtoo30
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States.Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s; is a six-time Grammy Award winner, and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006). Joel "retired" from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour (sometimes with Elton John). In 2001 he subsequently released Fantasies & Delusions, a CD of classical compositions for piano. In 2007 he returned to recording with a single entitled "All My Life," followed by an extensive world tour from 2006-2008, covering many of the major world cities....Upon seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, Joel decided to pursue a full-time musical career, and set about finding a local Long Island band to join. Eventually he found the Echoes, a group that specialized in British Invasion covers. The Echoes became a popular New York attraction, convincing him to leave high school to become a professional musician. He began playing for the Echoes when he was 14 years old....Joel's music reflects influences from many different genres including classical music, 1950s doo wop, Broadway/Tin Pan Alley, jazz, blues, gospel, pop music, and rock & roll. Ray Charles has also had a large impact on Billy Joel's music and personal life. Joel's greatest single musical influence is The Beatles, in particular the songwriting style of Paul McCartney. Some songs in particular reflect this influence, such as the piano solo in "Piano Man."These various influences have in part led to his broad success over a long period of time but have also made him difficult to categorize in popular music today.Among many of Joel's influences are: Beethoven, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Pete Seeger, Jackson Browne, The Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Presley....Despite having never graduated from high school because of a missed exam, Joel has been presented with multiple honorary doctorates: * Doctor of Humane Letters from Fairfield University (1991) * Doctor from Berklee College of Music (1993) * Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University (1997) * Doctor of Music from Southampton College (2000) * Doctor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University (2006)[23] * Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music (2008) * High School Diploma awarded 25 years after he left by the School BoardJoel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in 1999....[Wikipedia]
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
- Length: 5:3
- Rating: 5.00 (3 ratings)
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- Author: mtoo30
Tags: Are Billy Joel Just The Way You
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States.Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s; is a six-time Grammy Award winner, and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006). Joel "retired" from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour (sometimes with Elton John). In 2001 he subsequently released Fantasies & Delusions, a CD of classical compositions for piano. In 2007 he returned to recording with a single entitled "All My Life," followed by an extensive world tour from 2006-2008, covering many of the major world cities....Upon seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, Joel decided to pursue a full-time musical career, and set about finding a local Long Island band to join. Eventually he found the Echoes, a group that specialized in British Invasion covers. The Echoes became a popular New York attraction, convincing him to leave high school to become a professional musician. He began playing for the Echoes when he was 14 years old....Joel's music reflects influences from many different genres including classical music, 1950s doo wop, Broadway/Tin Pan Alley, jazz, blues, gospel, pop music, and rock & roll. Ray Charles has also had a large impact on Billy Joel's music and personal life. Joel's greatest single musical influence is The Beatles, in particular the songwriting style of Paul McCartney. Some songs in particular reflect this influence, such as the piano solo in "Piano Man."These various influences have in part led to his broad success over a long period of time but have also made him difficult to categorize in popular music today.Among many of Joel's influences are: Beethoven, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Pete Seeger, Jackson Browne, The Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Presley....Despite having never graduated from high school because of a missed exam, Joel has been presented with multiple honorary doctorates: * Doctor of Humane Letters from Fairfield University (1991) * Doctor from Berklee College of Music (1993) * Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University (1997) * Doctor of Music from Southampton College (2000) * Doctor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University (2006)[23] * Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music (2008) * High School Diploma awarded 25 years after he left by the School BoardJoel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in 1999....[Wikipedia]
Pre-Fab Part 5
- Length: 9:55
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- Author: mrrmaster
The bubbling U.K. pop music scene prior to The Beatles
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