Coming off the album Turnstiles, which was accomplished but lacked any hit singles, Billy Joel had reached a crucial point. His next record would likely determine the trajectory of his career from ...

Billy Joel placed “Vienna” right in the middle of his nine-track album, and indeed, it does feel like a turning point in the record. After seeing how Venetian people treated their older population, ...

I heard my first Billy Joel album at 12 or 13 and instantly became a fan—more than a fan really. I owned all his studio albums and listened to them countless times. I was fascinated that he played in ...

Billy Joel’s first wife, Elizabeth Weber, is not regularly in touch with the Piano Man. “[We’re] friendly but not close,” she exclusively told Page Six Wednesday night at the Tribeca Festival premiere ...