Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Billy Joel
































Artist:  Billy Joel
Birth Name:  William Martin Joel
Born:  May 9, 1949.  The Bronx, New York, USA
Origin:  Hicksville, New York, USA
Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Rock 'N' Roll, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop
Occupation;  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica

Billy Joel is an American Pianist, Singer, Songwriter.  His first hit song "Piano Man" in 1973 has became the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling Solo Artist in the USA.  He is also a six-time Grammy Award Winner.  He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.  He 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, he received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.  In 2013, he received the Kennedy Center Honors, the nation's honor for influencing American Culture.














Title:  Greenvale New York May 6th 1977, CW Post University  (2014)
Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Rock 'N' Roll, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Klondike
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Miami 2017  (4:37)
 2.  Somewhere Along The Line  (3:16)
 3.  Summer, Highland Falls  (3:04)
 4.  Piano Man  (5:37)
 5.  Scene From An Italian Restaurant  (8:09)
 6.  James  (3:59)
 7.  Angry Young Man  (5:23)
 8.  New York State Of Mind  (7:39)
 9.  Travelin' Prayer  (6:42)
10. Just The Way You Are  (4:28)
11. The Entertainer  (4:28)
12. You're My Home  (3:15)

Disc 2:

 1.  Root Beer Rag  (3:52)
 2.  She's Got A Way  (2:34)
 3.  The Ballad Of Billy The Kid  (5:41)
 4.  I've Loved These Days  (4:08)
 5.  Captain Jack  (7:07)
 6.  Worse Comes To Worst  (3:58)
 7.  Ain't No Crime  (3:01)
 8.  Say Goodbye To Hollywood  (5:08)
 9.  Weekend Song  (6:11)
10. Souvenir  (1:49)

Personnel:

Billy Joel:  Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Doug Stegmeyer:  Bass
Richie Cannata:  Saxophones, Keyboards
Russell Javors:  Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Liberty DeVitto:  Drums

Greenvale New York May 6th 1977, CW Post University is the live album by Billy Joel, was released on October 6, 2014 by Klondike, recorded live broadcast of his concert from C.W. Post College in Brookville Greenvale New York on May 6, 1977.


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