NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles...
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Instead of Piano Man, how about Beetle Billy? Billy Joel now is the proud owner of a classic Volkswagen Bug. In town for a concert this week, Joel took a look around...
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Billy Joel took on the Vietnam War in "Goodnight Saigon." Now the Piano Man has emerged from semiretirement to tackle Iraq.
Sort of.
The Rock and Roll Hall of...
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Billy Joel has broken his
self-imposed retirement from pop for the second time in a year,
but he'd almost rather you didn't know that.
The second new Joel-penned...
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It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany.
An engineering marvel at the...
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Country music icon Dolly Parton was
honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall
of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that
she quipped...
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Roy Scheider says he is selling his five-bedroom oceanfront home in the Hamptons to Billy Joel for a price "close" to $18.75 million.
"I'm so happy that Billy Joel is...
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Choosing a theme song for a political
campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's online quest for help in
picking a...
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Prince let his music do the talking on
Thursday when he faced the media at a news conference covering
Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show.
The singer, clad in a tunic-style...
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Presales -- a relatively new
phenomenon where fans are offered access to a "limited" pool of
choice seats through sponsor promotions, paid fan club
membership, venue...
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We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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A musical set to the songs of Bob Dylan will close less than a month after it opened on Broadway,
the show's public relations firm said in a statement on
Wednesday.
"The...
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The surprise guest at a free concert of classical compositions by Billy Joel was — Billy Joel.
The actual headliner at Friday's outdoor concert at Heckscher Park on...
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New York songwriter Billy Joel and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams took the stage just outside the Colosseum and performed classic hits to the delight of hundreds of thousands...
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Hip-hop and dance music have long been part of Nelly Furtado's musical DNA. As a teen growing up in Canada's British Columbia, she was a full-fledged B-girl: She loved to...
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Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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A dancer-actress who says she was harassed for having large breasts and a serious toe injury is suing owners and managers of the touring version of Broadway's "Movin' Out"...
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Ray Charles' 1962 album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" was a milestone that broadened the audience for country music and brought new respect to the genre, and...
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Can Twyla Tharp do for Bob Dylan what she did for Billy Joel on Broadway?
"The Times They Are A-Changin'," a new musical conceived, directed and choreographed by Tharp and...
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Tony Bennett breaks with tradition on his Grammy-nominated CD, "The Art of Romance," by doing something he had shied away from throughout a recording career dating back more...
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Entertainer Billy Joel has added a second appearance in the Carrier Dome — one at which he will talk instead of perform.
Syracuse University announced Thursday that...
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Conceding
that 1990s MTV probably wouldn't have much use for a paunchy,
middle-aged tunesmith, Billy Joel wisely capped a sturdy
20-year chart run by announcing more than a...
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There's no bucking the System.
System of a Down has
made chart history, becoming the first band to debut two different
studio albums at number one in the Billboard 200...
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Billy Joel will play a special concert at Syracuse's Carrier Dome to cap the stadium's 25th anniversary.
The concert, to be held March 25, is part of the singer's first...
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A former tour manager for artists such as Billy Joel and Paul Simon was fatally stabbed during an argument with his girlfriend in his Manhattan apartment, police...
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Lee Ann Womack may not hate herself this morning.
The
country songbird picked up a trio of trophies at the CMA Awards Tuesday
night, including Album of the Year for...
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For Big & Rich, the CMAs in New York was more than unusual — it was out of this world.
John Rich brought three dates with him — each with purple hair, raccoon...
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Although the CMA Awards' first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don't expect...
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Moving the Country Music Association awards show from Nashville to New York seemed to make as much sense as a Toby Keith-Barbra Streisand duet.
The awards, which air...
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Billy Joel will return to the road
as a solo headlining artist for the first time in nearly eight
years next January, sources told Billboard.com.
Dates on the tour, which...
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Inspired by influences ranging from Harry Connick Jr. to Elton John to Herbie Hancock, crooning pianist Jamie Cullum finds his muse being tugged in many directions. On...
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Syracuse University is receiving a $320,000 gift from six-time Grammy winner Billy Joel to help aspiring musicians.
Syracuse's Setnor School of Music in the College of...
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Think of it as satellite radio without the satellite. Or the disc jockeys. Or the monthly fees.
The owners of three Long Island radio stations unveiled a new format...
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If there's one thing pianist-singer
Ben Folds detests, it's poseurs in the music industry who care
more about how they look on television than about honing their
craft.
"I...
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If there's one thing pianist-singer
Ben Folds detests, it's poseurs in the music industry who care
more about how they look on TV than about honing their craft.
"I hate a...
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The American group Audioslave broke decades-long barriers with a thundering concert before thousands of Cuban fans — who knocked over barriers to get closer to the...
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It's been a long time — maybe forever — since an American band has rocked the Havana waterfront, where crowds are more used to denouncing the United States than...
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Billy Joel is in a sober state of mind.
The "Big Shot"
singer wrapped his most recent stint in rehab, checking out of the Betty
Ford Center in Rancho Mirage,...
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Billy Joel has checked into an undisclosed rehab facility for alcohol abuse treatment. The 55-year-old singer decided to seek help after experiencing severe gastric pain in...
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Singer Billy Joel has checked into an undisclosed rehabilitation center "for treatment of alcohol abuse," his spokeswoman said.
Joel, 55, entered the clinic after...
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Apparently, Billy Joel doesn't love himself just the way he is.
In the wake of his hospitalization for stomach problems last
month, the Piano Man has signed on for a...
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British singer/pianist Jamie
Cullum is working on material for the follow-up to his Verve
debut, "Twentysomething."
That album has sold more than 2 million copies...
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You're only human, Billy. So get well soon.
Billy Joel is
back home and resting comfortably after being discharged Saturday from a
New York hospital where he had...
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The Piano Man's in a Pepto state of mind.
Billy Joel has
checked himself into an undisclosed New York hospital after suffering
severe stomach pains.
Joel had been...
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The studio that churned out hits from Michael Jackson , Bruce Springsteen , Stevie Wonder and many more, is closing shop.
The legendary Hit Factory will close its New York...
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Gift cards are everywhere this time of the year, so why should Broadway be excluded from what could be the perfect stocking stuffer this Christmas?
Now, the League of...
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Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will
be the honoree at music charity group MusiCares' annual
pre-Grammys bash in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, organizers said
Wednesday.
The...
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Since establishing himself as a solo
artist, Sting's tour's have become grand affairs featuring
large bands. That will change in April, when he launches the
Broken Music...
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Consider it one of the 12 steps: baring your soul and pouring your heart out to all who'll listen.
That's what Robert Downey Jr. has done with "The Futurist" (Sony...
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What do you do with a catalog of
hot music? If you're Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White,
you team with Tony Award-nominated actor/choreographer Maurice
Hines (brother...
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AC/DC formed in Sydney in 1974, but
it's the Australian city of Melbourne that has honored the
veteran hard rock band with its own street.
On Oct. 1, Melbourne City...
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Singer-songwriter Billy Joel married his fiancee, 23-year-old Kate Lee, in a ceremony Saturday at his Long Island mansion, his record label said. Joel, 55, wed Lee in a...
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Sonic Youth, David Johansen, Andrew
W.K., Sean Lennon and Suicide's Alan Vega have joined the
lineup for an Oct. 8 New York show to benefit Cedars Sinai
Cancer Research...
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Radio giant Clear Channel Communications will raise money for Hurricane Charley victims by auctioning guitars autographed by musical stars, among them Britney Spears , Tom...
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Wouldn't it be nice to see a musical with a decent score?
The Beach Boys will make exactly that happen in early 2005.
The legendary band (and its music publisher) has...
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Tommy Mottola and Miramax Films are building "The Wall" on Broadway. The hit album by rockers Pink Floyd will be transformed into a Broadway musical.
"Great!" said Pink...
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Mother, do you think they'll like the show?
Yes,
Pink Floyd fans, Miramax and former Sony Music boss Tommy Mottola are
getting ready to build The Wall on Broadway.
...
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Are stadium tours extinct?
Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm-weather
concert business, the stadium tour is completely absent from
this summer's...
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Elton John has performed with some big names — Cher, Billy Joel , Eminem — and at some big places — Westminster Abbey, Central Park, Caesars Palace —...
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When smooth jazz guitarist Russ
Freeman formed Peak Records in 1994, he sought to provide a
home for contemporary jazz musicians.
A decade later, Peak sports an impressive...
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Antonio Banderas , Rod Stewart and Donald Duck are among an eclectic bunch of honorees who will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.
The 32 honorees...
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Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73.
Ray...
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A star-studded cast assembled by "We Are
the World" producer Quincy Jones rocked Rome's ancient chariot
track on Sunday in a concert to raise money for children...
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Searching for someone with a voice somewhere between Brunnhilde and Beyonce, the Boston Pops is following the lead of "American Idol" and holding a contest to pick an...
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Busted-up pieces of the grill from the car Billy Joel was driving when he skidded into a house on Long Island last month have sold at a charity auction for...
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Proving the adage yet again that one man's trash is another's treasure, a radio station has collected the smashed front grill from Billy Joel 's car wreck last month and is...
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A 93-year-old woman whose house was damaged when Billy Joel slammed into it with his car had never heard of the Long Island singer until the accident, but now she expects...
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Nearly 20 years after recording the
ground-breaking charity album "We Are the World," producer
Quincy Jones is at it again -- assembling an all-star ensemble
concert to...
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A house where jazz saxophonist John Coltrane once lived will be saved from demolition and turned into a museum under a plan being considered by local officials.
A...
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Starship may have built this city on rock and roll, but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's "We Built This City" as the worst song ever.
Some tunes on...
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Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of...
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How's this for a careless whisper?
George
Michael has revealed that he is considering offers to mount a stage
musical about his go-go days in Wham!,
one of the '80s...
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Pop singer George Michael is considering whether to turn the music of Wham! into a musical. Michael tells a London radio station two or three producers have approached him...
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BMG North America on Wednesday said
it reorganized its U.S. labels and operations and put Arista
Records under the RCA Music Group umbrella.
Arista had been without a head...
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The Irish boy band Westlife vowed to continue as a group after one of its five members announced his intention Tuesday to quit.
Singer Bryan McFadden, 24, said he was...
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In late 1974, a studio in south Minneapolis took center stage in Bob Dylan 's musical life — the re-recording of half of the songs on his "comeback" album, "Blood on...
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Ed Sciaky, a Philadelphia disc jockey who helped bring attention to artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel , died Thursday while in New York, his employer said....
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On January 23rd, 1958, Brunswick Records released "Maybe Baby" backed with "Tell Me How" by The Crickets.
In 1970, singer Judy Collins was denied permission to sing her...
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One of my most cherished memories is
of informing Barry Mann at a BMI Awards dinner in Nashville a
few years ago that my two favorite songs of his were "Who Put
the Bomp (In...
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Glory days are here again for the Boss.
Hitting that
Thunder Road in support of The
Rising, his first album of new material with the E Street Band
in 18 years,...
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Bruce Springsteen was the boss of the concert business in 2003, raking in $115.9 million to rank second only to the Rolling Stones for the most money ever earned by a...
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Bruce Springsteen was the top
concert draw across North America in 2003 as more than 1.6
million fans paid to take in his marathon shows and musings on
the struggles of the...
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Elvis
has left the building...and is headed for Broadway.
The
King of Rock 'n' Roll's estate has confirmed that a new Presley-inspired
musical, All Shook Up, will debut...
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Musicians worried that new media ownership rules will make it harder to get airtime are taking the fight from the Capitol to their own turf, embarking on a grass-roots music...
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Music pirates beware. Two music giants have just announced plans
to form a powerful alliance in the fight to save the recording
industry.
New York-based Sony Corp...
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There's more than one way to teach kids the beat. On a recent school day, Liberty DeVitto, the longtime drummer for Billy Joel , asked third-graders at P.S. 176 to flip over...
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Elton John and Billy Joel have donated concert tickets for shows on their current tour to an auction that will benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. The organization...
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Billy Joel, Elton John, Faith Hill, and Sheryl Crow are among the entertainers who will perform at tennis superstar Andre Agassi's benefit concert, Grand Slam For Children....
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Elton John and Billy Joel have canceled Monday's (April 28) Face To Face concert at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, due to concerns about SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory...
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It appears that piano men Billy Joel and Elton John have been spending a little bit too much "face to face" time on their 2003 Face To Face tour. Joel is now sick, and the...
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Billy Joel isn't above poking fun at himself as far as his recent road troubles are concerned.
Joel inducted the Righteous Brothers into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on...
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A published report says Billy Joel was drinking champagne shortly before his January car crash on his native Long Island. The East Hampton Star reports that Joel told police...
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Billy Joel's weekend car accident won't affect his upcoming tour dates with Elton John. The duo's latest round of Face To Face dates gets underway on February 21 at the...
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Billy Joel is resting at home after a car crash on his native Long Island this weekend.
Joel was driving his Mercedes when he lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree...
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Elton John and Billy Joel have announced nine more concert dates for their 2003 Face To Face tour. The pair will perform at the SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas, on February...
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The much-discussed Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp musical Movin' Out opened Thursday (October 24) at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. The $8 million show was conceived,...
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Grammy-winning pop star Billy Joel and Grammy-winning saxophonist and bandleader Joe Lovano are just two of the individual guests who will join veteran jazz harmonica player...
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Billy Joel was among the first musicians to lend his talents to the September 11 recovery effort, performing "New York State Of Mind" on the America: A Tribute To Heroes...
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Billy Joel will join John Mellencamp, Don Henley, James Taylor and others for the October 7 "Music To My Ears" benefit concert in Boston, in memory of Billboard editor and...
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After a 10-day stay at a Connecticut rehab facility, "Piano Man" Billy Joel is singing a happier, healthier tune. "I feel great and I'm glad to be home," a fit Joel told the...
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One of Billy Joel's more popular songs begins "Bottle of red, bottle of white," and it's reportedly "the bottle" that prompted the "Piano Man" to seek treatment in a...
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Billy Joel has reportedly checked into the celebrity-friendly Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, to deal with a "personal problem," according to his...
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Billy Joel and Elton John have rescheduled the 10 canceled dates on the duo's current Face To Face tour sooner than anyone anticipated. As expected, the two artists will...
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The remaining dates on the latest leg of Billy Joel and Elton John's collaborative Face To Face tour have been postponed. Joel's official website reports he is "currently...
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There may be a partial explanation for Billy Joel's battle with laryngitis, which forced him to cancel Monday's (March 11) show with Elton John in Tampa, Florida. The duo...
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Billy Joel and Elton John were forced to postpone a Tampa concert on Monday (March 11) after Joel became ill during the duo's Face To Face tour. Joel's manager Max Loubiere...
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There's good news for Billy Joel and Elton John fans who had tickets to the duo's February 2 concert at the FleetCenter in Boston, which was canceled because Joel was ill....
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Billy Joel, the MusiCares 2002 Person Of The Year, will be honored by Garth Brooks, Tony Bennett, Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, pianist Richard Joo (Fantasies...
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Twenty-five-year-old songs don't often get second lives, but Billy Joel's 1976 track "New York State Of Mind" has been enjoying new prominence during the past four months....
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Billy Joel has been chosen as the 2002 MusiCares Person Of The Year, and he will be honored during a gala tribute on February 25 in Los Angeles.
Since the beginning of his...
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Get ready for the dueling piano men again: Elton John and Billy Joel will hit the road together again early next year for another leg of the Face To Face tours they kicked...
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You can probably count on Billy Joel to perform his 1976 song "New York State Of Mind" at the Concert For New York City tomorrow (October 20) at Madison Square Garden. Joel...
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Two new Billy Joel albums come out Tuesday (October 2)--a two-disc hits set called The Essential Billy Joel and, more notably, Fantasies & Delusions (Music For Solo Piano),...
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One week ago, Billy Joel was among the artists who contributed performances to America: A Tribute To Heroes, the telethon that's raised more than $150 million for relief...
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Billy Joel was among several songwriters honored Thursday (June 14) at the 32nd annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame awards in New York. Joel, who was previously inducted into...
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The music of Billy Joel might be heading to Broadway in a new show that will incorporate his songs with the original choreography by ballet great Twyla Tharp. A spokesperson...
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The All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson at Radio City Music Hall in New York later this month has added several more special guests to its lineup, including Billy Joel, Ricky...
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(2/6/01, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Sting, and Dolly Parton will be among the next group of songwriters inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame when the organization's...
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Billy Joel and Elton John have added more dates to their Face To Face tour. Tickets go on sale Saturday (February 3) for the new leg of the tour, which starts April 9 in...
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Ray Charles has joined the all-star lineup of musicians contributing tracks to Music Of Hope, the upcoming classical album that benefits the American Cancer Society. He...
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Billy Joel and Elton John will play face to face once again in January when they reunite for another series of concert performances, hoping to recreate their tremendously...
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Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall and her trio, Marcus Roberts, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Eliane Elias Quartet, Cyrus Chestnut, and other ivory ticklers will join host Billy Joel at...
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Two guys who have announced their separate retirements from touring and music, Billy Joel and Elton John seem to have changed their minds. They are reportedly discussing a...
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Billy Joel, James Taylor, and hip-hop star Lauryn Hill are all on the wish list for Rock N Race, an event slated to be part of an upcoming National Colorectal Cancer...
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Billy Joel made a rare in-store appearance at the Tower Records store in New York City's Lincoln Square last night (May 2) to promote the release of his live New Year's...
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Billy Joel will make his first in-store appearance in 25 years for an autograph signing. On May 2, Joel will celebrate the release of his new double album, 2000 Years -...
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Elton John,
Billy Joel,
Sting,
James Taylor,
Tom Jones,
Gladys Knight,
Martha Reeves,
Percy Sledge and the
Impressions are the scheduled performers for the...
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A year-long exhibit celebrating the 300th birthday of the piano opened at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (March 9). A preview of "Piano 300"...
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Newlywed Jerry Seinfeld has made a deal to purchase a Long Island beach house that belongs to Billy Joel. The comedian's spokesperson told the New York Daily News that...
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Just before First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton took the stage to announce her candidacy for New York's U.S. Senate seat on Sunday (Feb. 6) afternoon, Billy Joel
's "Captain...
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Billy Joel recently said he was retiring from the road. Now, however, the Piano Man keeps adding more tour dates in December. Joel's not calling this latest series of dates...
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Tickets to Billy Joel's New Year's Eve show at New York City's Madison Square Garden moved briskly at the box office. About 14,000 seats were put on sale to the public at 9...
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Billy Joel will ring in the new millennium at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Joel has announced that he'll be playing an extra-long show on New Year's Eve. He and...
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Courtesy of RockOnTV (www.rockontv.com):
MTV:
Making The Video - Takes viewers behind the music video production process, with Blink 182. (Look for a Blink 182 feature soon...
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Billy Joel is keeping himself quite busy while in semi-retirement from touring. The Piano Man has recorded a track that will appear on the Runaway Bride soundtrack and he...
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Billy Joel's first retrospective, 1985's Greatest Hits Volume I & II, has crossed the 20 million-unit sales mark, according to the April sales certifications released by...
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Reissues of 15 Billy Joel CDs hit record store shelves yesterday. The news is especially noteworthy to Joel fans who have CD-ROM drives on their computers, as the...
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Back when Billy Joel canceled European dates with Elton John due to throat problems, the Piano Man had hoped to be ready for his own dates this Fall (myLAUNCH, 6/17). Now,...
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What's up with Summer concerts this year? Aside from glaring absences (where's Lollapalooza?) and acts of God (lighting striking the Tibetan Freedom Concert on June 13), it...
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Billy Joel has been forced to cancel his six remaining European concert dates with Elton John on the "Face To Face" tour, because he is suffering from persistent laryngitis...
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Billy Joel has bowed out of more dates on the European leg of his "Face To Face" tour with Elton John, citing a still-scratchy throat.
The piano man has axed appearances...
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Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel and Elton John are among the acts scheduled to perform at a benefit concert April 27th at New York's Carnegie Hall on behalf of the...
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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation announced its full list of 1998 honorees yesterday, and earlier rumors that the list included Billy
Joel have turned out to be...
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It's official: cutting-edge rockers Fleetwood
Mac, Billy
Joel and the Eagles are among the latest inductees in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Fleetwood Mac had been...
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Shortly after announcing that he is leaving the world of rock 'n' roll behind to pursue a classical music career, Billy Joel is hitting Broadway. Joel will launch Piano...
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In an interview that will run in the October 2nd issue of Rolling Stone, piano man Billy Joel contradicted his hit "It's Still Rock 'N' Roll To Me" and announced that he is...
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