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Latest News May 26, 2019 Billy Joel News. BILLY JOEL played to a sold-out capacity crowd of over 43,000+ at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 24, 2019!                                                                                                                                       May 13, 2019 Billy Joel's Birthday concert at MSG. Stories, photos, videos!                                                                                                                  (Notice the Birthday hats!)       ^                                       ^   BILLY JOEL's Birthday concert was a once-in-a-lifetime event! He turned 70! The special guests! His choice of songs! The gifts! And the congratulations, shown via video, from other famous musicians! First was the gift from friends, band members and crew, of a gold rolex watch that Billy wore and kept showing to the audience. (I think he liked it!) Then midway thru the concert, he received a 'Talk Box' from famous British guitarist Peter Frampton, who joined Billy for three songs, (and shown here on 'Live' video!) And throughout the concert, came Birthday wishes, via video link, from singers Pink, (AC/DC's) Brian Johnson, (Country singer) Garth Brooks, (The Eagles) Don Henley, and Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles). And BILLY JOEL's eldest daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, joined her father on stage and sang 'New York State of Mind' and then 'Happy Birthday'!  What a show!                                                                                             Pink                                            Brain Johnson AC/DC                                  Garth Brooks                                                                                              Don Henley                                                               Sir Paul McCartney                                                                                                                                                                                      Peter Frampton                                                                                                 Billy Joel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Peter Frampton joins Billy Joel on stage to sing, 'Show Me the Way'.                                   (At end of song, Peter gives Billy Joel 'Talk Box' Birthday gift!)                                                    Peter Frampton performs the song, 'Baby, I Love Your Way'.                               Alexa Ray Joel sings, 'New York State of Mind' then 'Happy Birthday'.                               (Search Alexa Ray Joel at MSG on 5/9/2019, See Steve Easton video)                                           Peter Frampton joins Billy Joel in, 'You May be Right'.       Garth Brooks Birthday wish, Billy's cover of Rolling Stones 'Start Me Up', then 'Keeping the Faith'.                                                                                                         (All videos by: Steve Easton)                                    Backstage after Birthday concert. Photo: gettyimages / Myrna M. Suarez.                                  Wife Alexis Roderick, daughters Remy Anne, Billy Joel and Della Rose.                                      BILLY JOEL's wife, Alexis Roderick, who's birthday was a week earlier, celebrated both their birthday's backstage after Billy's concert. There was a double Birthday cake celebration! One cake was presented to Billy and the other one to her. We heard that everyone present were hysterical, watching Della Rose and Remy Anne trying to blow out the candles on both cakes!                                                                                                                                            Alexis                                           Billy                                                                    May 9, 2019 Today is Billy Joel's Birthday!                        HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY BILL!                                                                                               BILLY JOEL was born on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, and raised in Hicksville, Long Island, New York. Tonight, BILLY JOEL is going to celebrate his 70th Birthday by performing at his SOLD OUT Birthday concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City! Special guests are sure to help Billy celebrate this Birthday milestone! And I'll be in the 'House' to sing Happy Birthday to BILLY JOEL, along with 20,000 other lucky fans! Check back later this week for pictures and videos of this 'once-in-a-lifetime' concert!                                 May 2, 2019 Is Billy Joel going to retire? BILLY JOEL has received every award a musician could possibly earn in the music business. He has sold over 150 million albums worldwide, is the fourth best selling american musician of all time, has become an international rock star, a household name and is worth hundreds of millions of $$$! Not bad for a guy from Hicksville, Long Island, New York! And next week, BILLY JOEL turns 70 years old! So what's left for him to achieve? Well, I met BILLY JOEL 42 years ago (1977) when we were both in our 20's, and here we are, still alive! (Ha, ha, who knew!) We have both come of age, but I'm not retiring, though BILLY JOEL has been talking about retiring for the past 10 years! Here's what he had to say last week about retiring, in a April, 2019 Long Island, N.Y. Newsday interview.                                                                                                                                            Photo: Jon Brett             Archives April 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012