Billy Joel’s career had a rough start. Unhappy with the recording of his first album, “Cold Spring Harbor,” the singer-songwriter from Hicksville sought a redo with his sophomore effort, “Piano Man,” ...

From inflated chests and bullfrog throats with some kind of blind confidence and an unswayable conviction, everyone has sung those lines with all of their drunken might. “Piano Man” is a heavy-hearted ...

“Piano Man,” perhaps legendary songwriter Billy Joel’s most famous song, is full of a cast of characters we’ve never met but know so well—from Paul, the real estate novelist, and Davey, who is still ...

Billy Joel knows all about an increasingly popular fan theory that suggests two of his "Piano Man" song characters are gay. And, the Grammy winner understands why fans think that. In the song, ...

Billy Joel is the "Piano Man," and the song is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Originally released on Nov. 2, 1973, Joel's signature song isn't even the tune that made him a star—and Joel admits he ...

Billy Joel knows all about an increasingly popular fan theory that suggests two of his "Piano Man" song characters are gay. And, the Grammy winner understand why fans think that. In the song, ...