William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

Joel recorded many rock hits from 1973 (beginning with the single "Piano Man") to his retirement from recording pop music in 1993. He is one of the very few pop artists to have Top Ten hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he has sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide ^* and is the sixth best selling artist in the United States, according to the RIAA. Joel's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999) has further solidified his status as one of America's leading music icons. He has continued to tour occasionally (usually with Elton John) in addition to writing and recording classical music. He is often regarded as one of the finest rock and roll pianists in music history.

Early years

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Joel first lived in the modern-day South Bronx, in New York City, but his family soon moved to Long Island, specifically, the Levittown section of Hicksville Jewish Holocaust survivor from Germany, whose family owned the fourth largest mail order company in Germany before being dispossessed by the Nazis [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neckermann_Versand" target="_blank" >^*. His mother, Rosalind Nyman, was born in England, to an agnostic Jewish family. His parents later divorced, and his father moved back to Eastern Europe. His half-brother Alexander Joel is an acclaimed classical pianist and conductor in Europe.

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