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Billy Joel may not play the Lehigh Valley these days. But he still sings about Allentown. It’s no surprise. The Piano Man’s documented ties to the region run deep. A late 1973 show at The Roxy ...
Forty years after singer Billy Joel's song "Allentown" put Allentown, Pa., on every pop station, city leaders say they're ready to move on. Forty years ago, Billy Joel's hit song "Allentown" fell ...
Singer Billy Joel is shown in concert on Oct. 1987. When Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk walked into his surprise birthday party at City Hall, his staff surprised him with a singalong to a song he hates.
Billy Joel threw a curveball with "Allentown," the second single from The Nylon Curtain. Offering a state-of-the-nation treatise amid the Ronald Reagan presidency, the song looked at the decline ...
Billy Joel is sharing a message with fans for the first time since revealing he was diagnosed with a rare brain condition.
The renewed fervor in Joel may be due in part to the singer’s recent health struggles. He canceled a string of upcoming ...
“I’ll be working,” says Billy Joel, who will indeed ... To mark the occasion, we’ve compiled a list of Joel’s 75 best songs, from “Allentown” to “Zanzibar.” ...
Billy Joel has created rock anthems and piano-driven ... chronicling the experiences of others (struggling communities with "Allentown," the impact of war, Vietnam in particular, with "Goodnight ...
Allentown, a Joel tribute band, will perform that inaugural session. “Billy Joel has quite a following,” said Conger, who hoped but failed to book a tribute concert last year during the 50 ...
Billy Joel may not play Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley these days. But he still sings about Allentown. It’s no surprise. The Piano Man’s documented ties to the region run deep. A late 1973 ...
Forty years ago, Billy Joel's hit song "Allentown" fell off the charts after almost five months on the Billboard 100, and it left a legacy. The city of Allentown, Pa., became a symbol of the Rust ...