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- Billy_Joel abstract "William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 is the third best-selling album in the United States by discs shipped.Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards throughout his career. He has sold over 150 million records worldwide.Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006). In 2001, Joel received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2013, Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors, the nation's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts. With the exception of the 2007 songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah," Joel stopped writing and releasing pop/rock material after 1993's River of Dreams. However, he continues to tour, and he plays songs from all eras of his solo career in his concerts.".
- Billy_Joel activeYearsStartYear "1964".
- Billy_Joel alias "Joel, William Joseph Martin".
- Billy_Joel associatedBand Attila_(rock_band).
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- Billy_Joel associatedMusicalArtist Cyndi_Lauper.
- Billy_Joel associatedMusicalArtist Elton_John.
- Billy_Joel associatedMusicalArtist The_Hassles.
- Billy_Joel background "solo_singer".
- Billy_Joel birthDate "1949-05-09".
- Billy_Joel birthPlace New_York.
- Billy_Joel birthPlace New_York_City.
- Billy_Joel birthPlace The_Bronx.
- Billy_Joel birthPlace United_States.
- Billy_Joel birthYear "1949".
- Billy_Joel genre Classical_music.
- Billy_Joel genre Jazz.
- Billy_Joel genre Pop_music.
- Billy_Joel genre Rock_music.
- Billy_Joel genre Soft_rock.
- Billy_Joel instrument Accordion.
- Billy_Joel instrument Guitar.
- Billy_Joel instrument Harmonica.
- Billy_Joel instrument Piano.
- Billy_Joel instrument Singing.
- Billy_Joel instrument Steinway_&_Sons.
- Billy_Joel occupation Pianist.
- Billy_Joel occupation Singer-songwriter.
- Billy_Joel recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- Billy_Joel recordLabel Sony_Classical_Records.
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- Billy_Joel alt "A close-up of Joel smiling".
- Billy_Joel alternativeNames "Joel, William Joseph Martin".
- Billy_Joel associatedActs "The Echoes, The Hassles, Attila, Elton John, Cyndi Lauper".
- Billy_Joel background "solo_singer".
- Billy_Joel birthDate "1949-05-09".
- Billy_Joel birthName "William Martin Joel".
- Billy_Joel birthPlace New_York.
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- Billy_Joel birthPlace The_Bronx.
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- Billy_Joel caption "Billy Joel and Jon Small , Attila, in 1970.".
- Billy_Joel caption "Billy Joel with The Hassles.".
- Billy_Joel caption "Billy Joel at opening night of the 2009 season at the Metropolitan Opera.".
- Billy_Joel class "artist".
- Billy_Joel dateOfBirth "1949-05-09".
- Billy_Joel direction "vertical".
- Billy_Joel genre Classical_music.
- Billy_Joel genre Jazz.
- Billy_Joel genre Pop_music.
- Billy_Joel genre Rock_music.
- Billy_Joel genre Soft_rock.
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- Billy_Joel instrument Accordion.
- Billy_Joel instrument Guitar.
- Billy_Joel instrument Harmonica.
- Billy_Joel instrument Keyboard_instrument.
- Billy_Joel instrument Piano.
- Billy_Joel instrument Singing.
- Billy_Joel label "Billy Joel".
- Billy_Joel label "Columbia, Family Productions, Sony Classical".
- Billy_Joel name "Billy Joel".
- Billy_Joel name "Joel, Billy".
- Billy_Joel notableInstruments Steinway_&_Sons.
- Billy_Joel occupation Pianist.
- Billy_Joel occupation Singer-songwriter.
- Billy_Joel placeOfBirth "Bronx, New York, United States".
- Billy_Joel shortDescription "Singer, songwriter, pianist".
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- Billy_Joel yearsActive "1964".
- Billy_Joel description "Singer, songwriter, pianist".
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- Billy_Joel subject Category:American_people_of_German-Jewish_descent.