Billy Joel is the "Piano Man," and the song is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Originally released on Nov. 2, 1973, Joel's signature song isn't even the tune that made him a star—and Joel admits he ...

Fifty years ago, a performer called Bill Martin wrote a song about his experience playing in a bar. He introduced us to people he met there. A waitress who’s practicing politics, a real estate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For anyone who has enjoyed all of those Billy Joel songs between the 1971 album Cold Spring Harbor and 1993's River of Dreams, ...

IT’S COLD OUT HERE. IT’S REALLY COLD. AND WE DO HAVE SOME OF THAT FOG. AND THEN WE DO HAVE SOME OVERCAST SKIES. NOW, THE DRIZZLE IS NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. IT’S COMING DOWN. I’M ...

CBS cut Billy Joel's 100th Madison Square Garden residency show broadcast during his performance of the song "Piano Man," and fans are furious at the network over it. Joel's 100th residency concert at ...

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year is Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” The song remains important because the meaning behind the song is still relevant. Released in 1973 as part of Joel’s second ...

Billy Joel’s 1973 track “Piano Man” is a beautiful example of the songwriter’s ability to combine autobiographical experiences with conjured imagery and characters to create a song that, despite its ...

Billy Joel said he can understand the thinking behind the idea that his signature song “Piano Man” is set in a gay bar. He’d recently discovered the suggestion that the track’s narrator is a naive ...

They may have long since split, but the “Uptown Girl” reached out to everyone’s favorite “Piano Man” to let him know he was in her thoughts. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...