Billy Joel

Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. 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.

Billy 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). Billy Joel retired from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour. In 2001 he subsequently released Fantasies & Delusions, a CD of classical compositions for piano. In 2007 Billy Joel returned to recording with a single entitled "All My Life", followed by an extensive "World Tour" from 2005-2007, covering many of the major world cities.

Billy Joel's music reflects influences from many different genres including classical music, 1950s doo wop, Broadway/Tin Pan Alley, jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and straight-up rock & roll. Ray Charles has also had a huge impact on Billy Joel's music and personal life. This has, in part, led to his broad success over a long period of time, but made him difficult to categorize in popular music today.

Billy Joel's greatest musical influence is probably The Beatles, in particular the songwriting style of Paul McCartney.

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