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 had a hit with "Allentown" in 1982 and helped put the city on the map for music fans. But more than 40 years later, the mayor of the eastern Pennsylvania city said he could do without ...

“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.” ...

I THINK BILLY JOEL OWES US A NEW ALLENTOWN SONG. ALLENTOWN 2.0. I’M SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING THAT OLD SONG. HE OWES US A NEW ONE. GIVEN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALLENTOWN AND ACROSS THE LEHIGH VALLEY.

Thematically similar to “Allentown” with its illustration of ... and maybe you won’t,” delivered with an audible shrug. Billy Joel goes Latin! Well, sort of. The Afro-Cuban rhythm and ...

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 ...

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 ...