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Billy Joel
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
browse: singer-songwriters, pianists, composers
alive
- born
- 1949
- died
- no date on record
- age
- 77
- known for
- singer-songwriter, pianist, composer
born 1949

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who billy joel is
William Martin Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the Piano Man, after his 1973 signature song of the same name, he has had a successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s. From 1971 to 1993, Joel released 12 entirely self-written studio albums spanning the genres of pop and rock, and in 2001 released a one-off studio album of classical compositions.
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