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Orleans flavor that also shows off Joel's knack for telling stories and creating rhymes, before finally returning to smoky ballad territory again."
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An Evening of Questions & Answers... & A Little Music
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New York Immigrant Experience: A Guided Tour Through History
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748:"The Stranger Back Cover Photo Location"
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1588:The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997
1184:One Final Serenade: Songs of Billy Joel
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792:"Billy Joel to receive Gershwin Prize"
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854:Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography
719:"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"
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1535:2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
1321:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1114:& Granata, Charles L. (2007).
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590:The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
513:Steve Burgh – electric lead guitar
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1574:Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection
1549:Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
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921:Gamboa, Glenn (August 6, 2012).
1888:You're Only Human (Second Wind)
989:Billy Joel in Black & White
790:Tucker, Neely (July 23, 2014).
689:Best-selling Albums of All Time
2014:Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
1783:It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
732:Scott, Jason (June 23, 2020).
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1677:The Ballad of Billy the Kid
1038:Billy Joel: A Personal File
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1206:"Billy Joel Album Reviews"
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1503:Fantasies & Delusions
1256:"Top 20 Billy Joel Songs"
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1895:The Night Is Still Young
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1602:The Essential Billy Joel
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16:1977 song by Billy Joel
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2081:New York State of Mind
1958:The Downeaster 'Alexa'
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2217:Billy Joel in Concert
2035:Christmas in Fallujah
1691:I've Loved These Days
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1260:Ultimate Classic Rock
1090:Performing Songwriter
721:. September 15, 2021.
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577:. Michael Galluci of
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2167:River of Dreams Tour
2152:An Innocent Man Tour
1965:That's Not Her Style
1930:Back in the U.S.S.R.
1727:She's Always a Woman
1702:Just the Way You Are
1663:Worse Comes to Worst
1336:– via YouTube.
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1153:. January 10, 2018.
1122:. pp. 190–192.
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1993:The River of Dreams
1797:Sometimes a Fantasy
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60:A & R Recording
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1521:Songs in the Attic
1419:Cold Spring Harbor
1224:"Hits of the Week"
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1881:Keeping the Faith
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1874:This Night
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1623:The Hits
1616:My Lives
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