Discover the surprising musical influences behind Billy Joel's hit songs, from Ludwig van Beethoven's sonatas to Duke ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Billy Joel has been a major touring force for many years, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Billy Joel's The Stranger and Greatest Hits jump to new peaks ...

Let’s face it: Billy Joel’s diehard fans, of which there are many, know all of his albums inside and out. We’re addressing this list to those casual fans who might only know his biggest hits and most ...

Billy Joel faced the daunting task of following up his breakthrough album. The partially jazzy '52nd Street' handled the task ...

The recent passing of former Attila drummer Jon Small means that, sadly, the world will never see a reunion of his ...

One of the most cogent pieces of pop music analysis in recent memory is not an essay, or a review, or a magazine cover story, but a 2023 tweet from writer Matthew Perpetua, who broke Billy Joel's ...

When Billy Joel set out to make this 1980 album, he did so with the intention of ruining his reputation... or should we say..

Billy Joel has branded The White Album by The Beatles a "collection of half-a--ed songs". The Piano Man was clearly not a fan of the legendary rock band's 1968 self-titled double album - which ...