I KNOW WHAT I'M NEEDING
AND I DON'T TO WASTE MORE TIME
I'M IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Billy Joel
"The Piano Man"
in concert at
Nassau Coliseum in
Uniondale, NY
on
12/11/1977.
This concert
was recorded
and broadcast by
WNEW 102.7 FM in
New York City, NY.
Joel was on tour to
promote his
fifth and latest album,
The Stranger
(produced by Phil Ramone),
released earlier that year.
From the time of
its release in 1977
until 1985,
The Stranger
was
Columbia Records’
biggest selling album
Musicians:
Billy Joel - Vocals, Piano
Richie Cannata - Saxophone, Keyboards
Howie Emerson - Guitar
Russel Javors - Guitar
Doug Stegmeyer - Bass
Liberty DeVitto - Drums
Billy Joel
is an American singer,
songwriter,
and pianist.
Nicknamed the
"Piano Man"
after his signature
1973 song
of the same name,
Joel has had a
successful career
as a solo artist
since the 1970s.
From 1971 to 1993,
he released
12 studio albums
spanning the genres of
pop and rock,
and in 2001
released a
one-off studio album
of classical compositions.
With over
160 million records
sold worldwide,
Joel is one of the world's
best-selling music artists
and is the
fourth-best-selling
solo artist
in the United States.
His 1985 compilation album,
Greatest Hits
Volume I & Volume II,
is one of the
best-selling albums
in the U.S.
Joel has had a
successful touring career,
holding live performances
across the globe.
In 1987,
he became one of the
first artists to hold a
rock tour
in the Soviet Union.
Joel has had
33 Top 40 hits
in the U.S.,
three of which
("It's Still Rock and Roll to Me",
"Tell Her About It",
and
"We Didn't Start the Fire")
topped the Billboard Hot 100.
He has been nominated for
23 Grammy Awards,
winning six,
including
Album of the Year
for 52nd Street.
Joel was inducted into
the Songwriters
Hall of Fame
in 1992,
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1999
and the
Long Island Music
Hall of Fame
in 2006.
He received the
2001 Johnny Mercer Award
from the
Songwriters Hall of Fame
and was recognized
at the 2013
Kennedy Center Honors.
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