Billy Joel
Billy Joel · Arts & Literature
Singer-songwriter and pianist ('Piano Man'), of Jewish descent on both sides.
1949, The Bronx, New York, United States
United States
Billy Joel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Singer-songwriter and pianist ('Piano Man'), of Jewish descent on both sides.
Billy Joel is an American singer-songwriter and pianist whose hits including 'Piano Man', 'Uptown Girl' and 'We Didn't Start the Fire' made him one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Gershwin Prize. Joel is of Jewish descent on both sides; his father's family were German Jews who fled the Nazis, though he was raised largely secular.
Verify and go deeper with these external references.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel
This page is published in seven languages from an English source. The translations are reviewed, but a mistake can still slip through. If you spot one on this profile — a wrong word, a lost date, a sentence that says something the English does not — please tell us.
Singer-songwriter and pianist ('Piano Man'), of Jewish descent on both sides.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel
Similar Contributors
Craig David
Joaquin Phoenix
Bruno Mars
Melanie Blatt
Ofra Haza
