WHO IS BILLY JOEL? Introduction The Formative Years of Billy Joel Birth and Childhood Early Career Highlights of Billy Joel’s Professional Career Breakthrough Post-Career Awards and Accomplishments. A Trajectory of Billy Joel’s Personal Life. Introduction Billy Joel is a well-known American musician who performed as a pianist, singer, songwriter, and composer. He got his start in the music industry with a band called "The Echoes," who would later change their name to "The Lost Souls." Among the most well-known recording artists and the most successful entertainers in the world, he is often considered to be among the elite. The song Piano Man, which became a huge radio hit during the time it was released, was the tune that brought Joel …show more content…
In 2007, Joel released the track All My Life, which was his first time in thirteen years that he had published a song with original lyrics. Joel is still touring and expanding his artistic horizons, despite the fact that he has largely stopped releasing new commercial tunes. A number of classical songs have been composed by him, and he has even reworked earlier ballads with an orchestral background added to them. Over the years, Joel's songs have served as meaningful and influential markers for countless individuals, reflecting his aim to create music that resonated with the era he lived in and went beyond its …show more content…
For his CD titled Live from Long Island, which was released in 1984, he was awarded the "ACE Award," which stands for the "Award for Cable Excellence." The Grammy Legend prize, which is a unique prize presented to music artists, was bestowed upon him in the year 1991. 1997 was the year that Billy Joel was presented with the ASCAP Foundation Award for Lifetime Achievement as a recipient. Because Joel had sold more than 11.5 million copies, he was presented with the RIAA Diamond Award in 1999 for his work titled Greatest Hits Volume I & II. Awarded by the Smithsonian Institution in the year 2000, he was honoured with "The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal." An honorary doctorate in music was bestowed upon him by Southampton College, which is affiliated with Long Island University, in the same year. At the banquet held by the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in New York City on June 14, 2001, Billy Joel was presented with the Johnny Mercer Award. A Trajectory of Billy Joel’s Personal