Billy Joel has sold over 150 million records, produced thirty-three Top-40 hits, received six Grammy Awards, and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans celebrate him, critics deride him, and scholars have all but ignored him. This first-of-its-kind collection of essays on the music of Billy Joel offers close analysis and careful insight into the ways his work has impacted popular music during the last fifty years. Using a diversity of approaches, including those not traditionally found within popular musicological studies, this volume serves as a model for how any scholar can approach the study of popular music, regardless of their methodological leanings. These chapters interrogate how popular music frames personal and collective experiences, participates in the construction of history and culture, and invites us to reflect on its importance in our daily lives.

for CCBar and piano This arrangement meets the demand for timeless popular songs, designed to appeal to teachers and students alike. For three-part choir, it contains that memorable tune, Joel's clever lyrics, riffs associated with the original, and an exciting piano part that supports the singers and provides short interludes.

Billy Joel has sold over 150 million records, produced thirty-three Top-40 hits, received six Grammy Awards, and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans celebrate him, critics deride him, and scholars have all but ignored him. This first-of-its-kind collection of essays offers close analysis and careful insight into the ways his work has impacted popular music during the last fifty years. Using diverse approaches, this volume serves as a model for how any scholar can approach the study of popular music. Ultimately, these chapters interrogate how popular music frames our experiences, constitutes our history and culture, and gains importance in our daily lives.

(Piano Solo Personality). Features solo piano arrangements of 19 huge hits from this pop superstar: All About Soul * Allentown * And So It Goes * Baby Grand * Honesty * An Innocent Man * It's Still Rock and Roll to Me * Just the Way You Are * Keeping the Faith * The Longest Time * My Life * Only the Good Die Young * Piano Man * The River of Dreams * She's Always a Woman * She's Got a Way * Tell Her About It * Uptown Girl * We Didn't Start the Fire.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Over 50 songs from Joel's first 5 albums now revised to include all the songs from Cold Spring Harbor. Songs include: The Entertainer * Honesty * Just The Way You Are * Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) * Say Goodbye To Hollywood * The Stranger * Vienna * and more.

Billy Joel performs live at New York's Shea Stadium in October 2008, just weeks before the iconic arena, home to the New York Mets baseball team for 45 years, was demolished. Billy is joined on stage by special guests including Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney.

A cuddly little orphaned kitten finds himself on the streets of New York, where he finds friendship with a group of pickpocketing dogs. He becomes involved in the dogs' fun and games, but must face reality when the girl who wants to adopt Oliver is kidnapped by the evil Fagin. This is Disney's animated musical animal-based version of Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist'.

(Keyboard Recorded Versions). A new addition to our popular Note-for-Note Keyboard Transcriptions series, this beauty features 16 megahits from the Piano Man himself Includes: Allentown * And So It Goes * Honesty * Just the Way You Are * Movin' Out * My Life * New York State of Mind * Piano Man * Pressure * She's Got a Way * Tell Her About It * and more.

Documentary series that follows a group of motorcycle enthusiasts, known as 'café racers', who customise vintage motor cycles. Eleven café racers are featured in total, with an eye on how each racer rebuilds and customises their bike. The series also features guest appearances from musician Billy Joel and actor Jason Lee.

Featuring 34 Hits on 2 CDs! Plus 2 additional tracks from Billy's new classical album Fantasies & Delusions.

Get a view from behind the piano in Billy's first-ever career spanning collection! 4 CDs PLUS a previously unreleased Live Concert DVD For the first time ever, experience the complete career of Billy Joelthrough this behind-the-scenes journey, from the 60's through to his Classical work, as he reveals some of his most intimate musical moments in this unprecedented box set.4 CDs, over 5 hours of previously unreleased tracks including demos, live versions, alternate takes, covers and much, much more. Also included is a completely unreleased DVD, live from Frankfurt: "A Voyage On The River of Dreams - Live From The River of Dreams Tour" featuring Billy Joel performing his biggest hits of all time. The deluxe booklet features in-depth liner notes from Anthony DeCurtis, track-by-track annotations of the unreleased material and photos and memorabilia from Billy's own archives. Every track was chosen by Billy...from his early days with the Hassels, his metal moments with Attila and so much more.This is the ULTIMATE must-have for any Billy Joel fan.