"Big Shot" by Billy Joel was inspired by a well-known musician. The Piano Man wrote the 1978 song with the Stones' frontman, ...

Billy Joel introduced himself to the Billboard Hot 100 with the eventual classic, and one of his signature songs, “Piano Man,” which hit No. 25 in April 1974. He landed his first No. 1 in July 1980 ...

If a musician’s legacy can be judged by which of his peers are willing to show up and sing his praises in a documentary about him, consider Billy Joel’s in good standing: Among the A-listers in HBO’s ...

Zohran Mamdani didn’t recognize Billy Joel’s beloved 1976 rock tribute “New York State of Mind” during a quiz about famous ...

If you watch the outstanding documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, you’ll hear origin stories for many of his most famous songs. You’ll even get a few of the tales behind songs that weren’t big hits ...

There are few artists who can paint a picture with words, but Billy Joel is one of them. I can remember hearing "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" for the first time like it was yesterday. I was ...

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 ...

The highly anticipated new HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes is more than just another documentary telling the story of a pop star, according to executive producer Steve Cohen, a longtime ...

This summer, HBO is shining a spotlight on one of the most iconic American songwriters of the past half century. Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a two-part original documentary directed by Emmy winners ...

Billy Joel may have been a brilliant musician behind a piano, but he admitted that this pianist was miles above anything he ...