MUSIC NEWS - The "Piano Man's longtime drummer, Liberty DeVitto, has opted to sue his old boss, Billy Joel, under claims that the Long Island, NY "PIANO MAN" hadn't paid the drummer royalties for the last 10 years ! Liberty DeVitto, Joel's drummer of 30 years, filed a suit against the singer/songwriter and his record company, Columbia Records / Sony Music, on Tuesday (May 19, 2009) in...
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Liberty DeVitto had been part of Billy Joel's band and one of his closest friends for 30 years. They started playing together in 1975 and fell out in 2005 when, according to DeVitto, he tried to talk to his friend about his drinking. Soon, Joel was in rehab and DeVitto was on the outside, which included a bit of owed royalties.DeVitto told the New York Post "People get fired, they get severan...
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I generally like all music and am trying to find some more information about song with piano accompaniment in them including Billy Joel
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MUSIC NEWS - Sony Music announced that it will release an album to aid of victims of the recent bush fires in Australia. 'Bushfire Aid: Artists for the Bushfire Appeal' will be out next week and features contributions from Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Bill Withers, Westlife , and tracks by several Australian artists (Midnight Oil, Men At Work, and others). All...
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From AP:Sing us one last song at Shea, Piano ManBilly Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago.He was joined by an all-star lineup of friends including Paul McCartney, who told Joel, "Came here a long time ago. We had a blast that nigh...
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I'm blatantly ripping this off of The Times Online, but this is MOG, and we know how to cuss and stuff. Visit the link to do a legit update or post a line or lyric to Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire" Here's the video in case you need a refresher. I'll post the lyrics of the ones I deem the best.
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My highschool sweetheart recently contacted me after a number of years without any communication. I won't go into that though, since I'm trying to keep this musically related. However, it has given me an idea for a new series. Since I have always really been into music, I've taken notice of the musical preferences of my significant others. In retrospect, I'm noticing that there is no solid ...
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Writing papers is the bane of my existence. Seriously. I mean, at least this is an intersting topic and something that I am writing more for fun than for serious, academic knowledge. In fact, it's something that, once finished, I would even share here, and that you might even be interested in.Anyway, at least I have lots of things to distract me (like the cutest kitty in the world, Marlowe), MO...
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No --- that's not the right album cover. Just to keep you on your toes. Anyway, it's all I had handy and an interesting photograph.It's sweetly scratchy and sentimental to hear Piano Man this way, on a phonograph in my studio at the college, with one light dimmed and some multi-colored candles lit. "It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday, and the regular crowd shuffles inThere's an old man sittin next...
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Okay, I'm a sucker for Billy Joel live albums. Ever since high school, I've been a fan of everything he's done. About a year ago I saw "Movin Out" which is quite brilliant and unlike any other musical. On this album there is quite an array of his songs, and "Miami 2017" makes an appearance, one of my favs. So, check it out :)
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--- - |- So yesterday, I'm in a car, driving home from the beach. We're on the Southern State Parkway in Long Island and then the traffic starts getting nasty, so we get off the highway and start driving towards the city on Jericho Turnpike. I'm looking at the surroundings - checking out the Long Islandness of it all, thinking of how closely is resembles Routes 4 and 17 in Northern New Jers...
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Billy Joel's new song "Christmas in Fallujah" is an anti-war song written to remind us about the turmoil in the Middle East as we approach our holiday season. The 58 year old Piano Man feels he is too old to sing the song, which was inspired by letters Joel received from soldiers in Iraq. So he gave it to Cass Dillon, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Long Island."I thought it should be som...
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For almost 3 years now, I have been carrying the ugliest accessory known to man. It's gray, boxy, and awkward- so un-GQ; it's probably been banned in Japan and scoffed at in Sweden. It's hideous, heavy, and doesn't 'slide' into anything without making its presence known.Not even that, but if we just for a minute pretend looks don't matter, it doesn't even have substance beneath its steely gla...
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BJ does this song absolute justiceI may be a billy joel apologist but the man deserves his propsIf I could have half his body of work
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From AP:Sing us one last song at Shea, Piano ManBilly Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago.He was joined by an all-star lineup of friends including Paul McCartney, who told Joel, "Came here a long time ago. We had a blast that nigh...
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