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It’s pretty much impossible to exist in the modern world and have never heard a Billie Joel Song. The Long Island-native is the Piano Man and has sold over 82.5 million records. With songs like “Uptown Girl,” “Piano Man,” and “We Didn’t Start The Fire” (yup, he wrote that too), he’s racked up six Grammy Awards and 23 nominations. His songs are so iconic, they’re even fodder for SNL skits and Blockbuster flicks (who can forget Brittany Murphy charming everyone in Uptown Girl?).
Today, Joel is still performing for audiences everywhere and christened the renovated Nassau Coliseum in his home state (which was, of course, packed). He’s a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, but most of all Billie Joel is a Long Island treasure.
