Artist
Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949 in the Bronx and shortly after moved to the Levittown section of Hicksville, Long Island, New York where he started playing piano at the age of 4. In 1964, inspired by the Beatles, he formed his first band "The Echoes", which became "The Lost Souls" in 1965 and then "The Emerald Lords" in 1966. In 1967 he joined "The Hassles" and recorded two albums, which were not successful. 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)
Tracks
1
Travelin' Prayer
2
The Night Is Still Young
3
This Is The Time
4
She's Got A Way
5
Temptation
6
Nocturne
7
Until The Night
8
She's Right On Time
9
You're My Home
10
Just The Way You Are
11
She's Always A Woman
12
State Of Grace
13
Honesty
14
This Night
15
Shameless
16
An Innocent Man
17
All About Soul (Remix)
18
And So It Goes
Releases
Countries
United States of America, Europe