Billy Joel isn’t all doom and gloom, though. There is one song of his that he truly adores. As stated previously, Billy Joel rarely, if ever, has praised his own work. On the contrary ...

Nonetheless, Joel had a goal in mind to write what he considered an authentic folk song. He pulled it off in 1989 with “The Downeaster ‘Alexa’”, in large part because he was personally ...

By Ethan Millman Music Editor Joel Katz, the powerful longtime music attorney whose clients included James Brown, B.B. King, Willie Nelson and the Recording Academy, has died, The Hollywood ...

Billy Joel has built one of the deepest catalogues of any musician, but of all his songs, “Piano Man” may be the one that is most synonymous with the 75-year-old singer and songwriter.

With a career spanning over five decades, Billy Joel's songs have become iconic. But which of his classics are still topping the charts in the streaming era? 07:00, Sun, Mar 2, 2025 Billy Joel’s ...

When it comes to writing love songs, it's fair to say Billy Joel knows his stuff. From "She's Always A Woman" to "Just The Way You Are", he's composed some of the most moving romantic hits of our ...

All four of these themes are present in our list of The Best Song From Every Billy Joel Album. Together, these 12 songs and their respective LPs — excluding his 2001 classical album Fantasies ...

When Billy Joel released his fifth studio album, “The Stranger,” in 1977, the song “Vienna” flew mostly under the radar. It wasn’t one of the four singles released in North America ...

Billy Joel had some guests at his 100th Madison Square Garden residency show - Sting and Jerry Seinfeld. A CBS special from the event airs April 14, 2024. His 122 recorded songs are met with scorn ...

So, on the occasion of his 75th birthday being celebrated May 9, we’ve undertaken what might be considered a task – to rank Joel’s 75 best songs. But really, it’s a privilege. A track from ...

Joel did, in fact, write the song for Brinkley after they began dating in 1983. The pair eventually married in 1985 and welcomed daughter Alexa Ray Joel, now 38, that same year before ending their ...