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'''William Martin "Billy" Joel''' is an [[American]] singer, songwriter, and pianist; he was born in the Bronx, [[New York]] in 1949.<ref>http://www.billyjoel.com/site.html</ref>  His music takes from aspects of [[Rock and Roll|rock & roll]], pop, and jazz as well as many bands of the 1950s.

'''William Martin "Billy" Joel''' is an [[American]] singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was born in the Bronx, [[New York]] in 1949.<ref>http://www.billyjoel.com/site.html</ref>  His music takes from aspects of [[rock and roll]], pop, and jazz as well as many bands of the 1950s. He is an [[atheism|atheist]].<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/atheist-day-2018-billy-joel-stephen-hawking-and-more-why-god-may-not-exist-868074 'ATHEIST DAY' 2018: BILLY JOEL, EMMA THOMPSON AND MORE ON WHY GOD MAY NOT EXIST], Newsweek</ref>

He began his solo record career in 1971 with the album ''Cold Spring Harbor'', and his 1973 album (and song) ''Piano Man'' was the first to achieve major success. He continued to have Top 10 hits and the 80s and 90s, and according to Columbia, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448500/20010829/joel_billy.jhtml</ref>  Most recently, he released a single titled ''All My Life'' in 2007.

He began his solo record career in 1971 with the album ''[[Cold Spring Harbor]]'', and his 1973 album ''[[Piano Man]]'' (along with the [[Piano Man (song)|titular song]]) was the first to achieve major success. He continued to have Top 10 hits and the 80s and 90s, and according to Columbia, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448500/20010829/joel_billy.jhtml</ref>  Most recently, he released a single titled ''All My Life'' in 2007. Another well known Billy Joel song is "[[Just the Way You Are]]," which he also parodied in a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' serenade to [[Oscar the Grouch]].

One of Billy Joel's best loved songs is "Just the Way You Are," which he also parodied in a Sesame Street serenade to [[Oscar the Grouch]]. [http://www.hulu.com/watch/112651/sesame-street-make-it-so-number-one?c=Family#s-p9-sa-i2]

Billy Joel has said that he is not a fan of [[Donald Trump]], and has expressed support for a [[liberal]] musician, [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/442302-billy-joel-not-a-big-fan-of-trump-but-not-going-to-be</ref>

 

Billy Joel is an [[atheism|atheist]] (see: [[Celebrity atheists]]).<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/atheist-day-2018-billy-joel-stephen-hawking-and-more-why-god-may-not-exist-868074 'ATHEIST DAY' 2018: BILLY JOEL, EMMA THOMPSON AND MORE ON WHY GOD MAY NOT EXIST], Newsweek</ref>

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