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 ...

So what records came out of Long Island? You might be surprised. Among them are a famous rock anthem, a forgotten psychedelic oddity, a hip-hop landmark and two well-known titles from a certain ...

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 ...

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 ...

Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' album returned him to the music of his youth. But the title track was an affecting modern love song.

Billy Joel may be known as the Piano Man, but he's really a relationship guy. Or at least he aspired to be that guy. "The happiest times in my life were when my relationships were going well—when I ...

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 ...

In a 2008 interview with MassLive, Joel shared how the fate of "Just The Way You Are" hung in the balance until two famous ...

Billy Joel is opening up about what he really thinks of The Beatles White Album. In an interview with Bill Maher for his Club Random podcast on Monday, July 21, the "Vienna" musician reflected on the ...

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 ...

In an interview with Bill Maher for his 'Club Random' podcast, Joel noted that the English rock group "had their ups and downs" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...