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William Martin "Billy" Joel was born on May 9, 1949, in Bronx, New York. He is a singer, pianist, and songwriter. Joel recorded many popular hit songs and albums from 1971 to his retirement from recording pop music in 1993. He is one of the very few rock or even pop artists to have Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he has sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide and is the sixth best selling artist in the United States, according to the RIAA. |
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News in english
about Billy Joel
(September / 2009)
Englewood Idol singers selected Date: 02 Sep 2009
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune -
By BETSY WILLIAMS Correspondent Auditioning for the first Englewood Idol competition, Gus Reyes, 47, sang a cappella the first 30 seconds of the song "Honesty" by Billy Joel. Minutes earlier, Reyes sat in the lobby of the Lemon Bay High School Performing Arts Center with close to 60 other contestants, some rehearsing, others going over the words to their songs.
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Concert Charts: Joel & John Team Up To Top Latest Concert Tally Date: 10 Sep 2009
Billboard -
Co-headliners Billy Joel and Elton John top the Hot Tours ranking with totals from two venues on their 2009 "Face2Face" tour.
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Fab Four to appear at the MAC at College of DuPage Date: 11 Sep 2009
The Naperville Sun -
Ron McNeil, who portrays John Lennon in The Beatles tribute band, The Fab Four, doesn't mind walking, singing and performing in someone else's shoes. "If I could write a song like John Lennon, or Billy Joel, or Elton John, then I would do that," McNeil said. "What I am bringing to the people is way bigger than anything else I can bring to the table."
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Picnic at the Pops Date: 11 Sep 2009
Modesto Bee -
Michael Cavanaugh, who starred as the Piano Man in the Broadway production of the Billy Joel musical
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Songwriter Jacob Jeffries attracts South Florida's savviest musical tastemakers Date: 12 Sep 2009
Miami Herald -
Jacob Jeffries is onstage at the Transit Lounge, pounding the keyboards, channeling Billy Joel, and Elton John, and the Beatles, and Ben Folds, and the 14 years of songwriting he's packed into his own 21 years of life.
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Did Rose Bowl pass the Ashes test? Date: 13 Sep 2009
This is Hampshire -
WHAT have Oasis, REM, Billy Joel and Neil Diamond got in common? They’ve all played at Hampshire cricket’s Rose Bowl and helped fill the company’s coffers as a result.
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Elton John/Billy Joel concert rescheduled Date: 14 Sep 2009
WRGB Albany -
Elton John and Billy Joel will be coming to the Capital Region in December. The Times Union Center announced this morning that the concert, which was postponed when Joel fell ill in July, has been rescheduled for Monday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.
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Billy Joel & Elton Joel concert date announced Date: 14 Sep 2009
WNYT Albany -
AEG Live and the Times-Union Center announced the Face 2 Face tour featuring Billy Joel and Elton John has been rescheduled for...
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