A Well Known Musician

billy Joel is a well cognize medicationian who has exchange millions of albums throughtaboo the humanness. Billy Joel has also won nonuple grammys and several other awards. He has worked with many other artists and is affectionately cognize as The Piano Man. Over the historic period, Billy Joel has broken many records including execute his 65th at capital of Wisconsin Square Garden.Today, he continues to succeed in his music career as he has over his many old age as a musician. Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949, as William Martin Joel in Bronx, New York. He grew up in Levittown, New York, and had cardinal siblings a sister named Judith, and a half-brother Alexander Joel. His father was a classical pianist, and his mother encouraged him to play the piano.He magicianted his career at a very early stage in his life, when he began victorious piano lessons at the age of four. His lessons continued until he was hexadteen eld old. He was in three bands before the age of sixt een. He fixed to start his music career after watching a renowned band named The Beatles on the popular Ed Sullivan Show. In 1971 he came out with his first album after dropping out of high civilize to pursue his career in music. The solo album was called Cold forswear Harbor. Billy Joel indeed decided to move to Los Angeles and got a job presently after as a lounge pianist. After he performed in L.A. in his early years he chose to move back to keen-sighted Island.He still continues to pursue his music career around the solid ground and currently lives in Long Island. Billy Joel conjoin his first wife Elizabeth Weber Small in 1973. They had been partners for years before they married. In 1982 they confused from each other and both moved on. He then married famous supermodel named Christie Brinkley.They then had a daughter named Alexa Ray who was born on December 29, 1985. He then split from Christie Brinkley in 1993 eight years after they had their daughter Alexa Ray. Bi lly Joel met and married television food star and journalist Katie Lee. The two divorced after being married for six years. Billy Joel then went on to meet his current wife Alexis Roderick.They then married in 2015, and went on to have a baby named Della bloom who was born on August 12, 2015. Billy Joel sold over one hundred fifty million successful albums and has won two-fold awards. Throughout his career his individual realise the top charts almost every time. Through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s his singles hit the top 40 thirty-three times.He trustworthy a Grammy subtitle Award in 1990 and a Billboard Century Award in 1994 for his outstanding music. The Johnny Mercer Award was awarded to Joel in 2001 for being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also awarded Musicares Person of the Year in 2002. Billy Joel received three Cable Excellence Awards for his American cable television programming. Joel was put forward for 10 Tony Awards and won one for Bes t Orchestrations.Later in Billy Joels career he suffered from an alcohol addiction and was continuously in rehab. He then recovered going on to make more music throughout the early 2000s. Joel then released All My Life in 2007. The single was his first in thirteen years with original lyrics. Billy Joel performed multiple times at Madison Square Garden and broke records, exchange out his concerts constantly. He made $46 million in gross revenue as of October, 2015.Billy Joel is one of the best selling artists of all time, pass the charts numbers of time throughout the years. He has won several awards and sold out many shows at popular venues such as Madison Square Garden. Billy Joel has continued to perform and tour throughout the world today as the same wonderful musician he was years ago.