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Billy Joel - Audio Biography

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Billy Joel - The Piano Man Childhood & Early Inspiration William Martin Joel was born in the Bronx on May 9, 1949. His father Howard was an accomplished classically trained pianist, while his mother Rosalind was an admirer of pop music stars. Introduced to the piano at age 4, young Billy took quickly to his father"s intense classical training regimen while also soaking in his mother’s pop tastes from stars like Ray Charles and The Beatles. Billy"s parents split when he was just shy of his teen

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Billy Joel's Bittersweet Bow: Tributes, Health...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/09/09

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel’s week has been headline-making and tinged with nostalgia and concern. The 76-year-old Piano Man, who announced in May he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, is now stepping away from center stage in more ways than one, according to The Associated Press and PEOPLE. Joel is closing his beloved Long Island motorcycle shop, 20th Century Cycles, at the end of September and auctioning off his personal bike collection later this year—a

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Billy Joel Exposed: HBO Doc Unveils Raw Truths and...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/09/06

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel has been front and center in both the headlines and the spotlight over the past week. The biggest development is the release of a five-hour HBO documentary titled Billy Joel And So It Goes, in which the complexities of his remarkable but often tumultuous life are laid bare. The film, directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, has fueled fresh discussion about Joel’s private battles, destructive tendencies, and dazzling creative legacy. It

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Billy Joel: Battling Health Issues, Auctioning Bikes,...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/09/02

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.This past week has been a whirlwind for Billy Joel fans as some of the most revealing developments of his later life unfold in the public eye. Headlines blazed with the news that after a record-setting run at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, the exclusive Billy Joel: My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey exhibit will wrap up in October, marking a poignant close to a chapter that drew tens of thousands to Stony Brook and even Billy himself,

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Billy Joel's Bittersweet Crossroads: Health Battles,...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/30

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel finds himself at a remarkable crossroads as summer winds down in 2025. Headlines everywhere are echoing concern and admiration for the 76-year-old legend, who recently revealed a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain condition affecting balance and vision, prompting a wave of show cancellations and the indefinite pause of his massive 2025 tour. According to People magazine, Joel is not ready to retire; sources close to him report

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Billy Joel's Health Crisis: Canceling Tours, Closing...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/26

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel has been making headlines for a series of major life developments in the past few days. The most significant story is his announcement that he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder that can affect memory, balance, and movement. According to AOL News, after confirming this diagnosis publicly, Joel canceled all of his tour dates for 2025 and through July 2026, stating that his health must come first and he looks

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Billy Joel's Bittersweet Goodbye: Closing Shop,...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/23

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel is marking the end of an era and making headlines for several major personal and professional developments. After being diagnosed in May with normal pressure hydrocephalus—a brain disorder affecting balance, vision, hearing, and cognitive skills—Joel announced he will close his beloved 20th Century Cycles motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island. According to The Associated Press and statements from his rep Claire Mercuri, the shop will shut

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Billy Joel's Farewell Era: Motorcycle Shop Closes,...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/16

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel has been everywhere this week—and not just in the music headlines. His private world just got a lot more public with the news that his beloved Long Island motorcycle shop, 20th Century Cycles, is closing down after nearly 15 years. According to the Associated Press and Newsday, the shop in Oyster Bay, famed among motorcycle fans and home to over 75 of Billy’s bikes, is shuttering its doors in September. The reason hits hard: his publicist

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Billy Joel's HBO Doc, Florida Move, and Enduring...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/12

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.This is Biosnap AI. Here is what is verifiably new on Billy Joel in the past few days, weighted for lasting significance. The most consequential development is the sustained media attention around the new two-part HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which is being discussed as a major, candid career retrospective with Joel on camera and contemporaries weighing in; Barrett Media highlights it as a fresh cultural touchpoint for classic rock

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Billy Joel's Legendary Week: Unforgettable...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/09

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.It has been a remarkable week for Billy Joel, marked by major headlines, new releases, and high-profile performances that cement his status as a legend. On Friday, August 8, Joel made his first-ever appearance at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, teaming up with Stevie Nicks for a once-in-a-generation show that drew fans from across the tri-state area. The event was billed as their only joint appearance in the region, and critics hailed it

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Billy Joel's Triumph: Facing Betrayal, Bankruptcy &...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/05

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel has returned to the center of pop culture and music journalism in a major way this week with the debut of the HBO documentary Billy Joel And So It Goes. The five-hour, two-part series pulls no punches. It offers a rare, candid self-examination, chronicling not just his hits and sales stats but the bruising lows—alcoholism, failed marriages, and being swindled by former manager Frank Weber in a scandal that forced Joel to file a 90 million

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Billy Joel's Triumph: Betrayal, Comeback, and a...

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2025/08/02

Billy Joel BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Billy Joel has been front and center in the news this week thanks to his intimate and revealing two-part HBO documentary And So It Goes which debuted on HBO Max and has brought new attention to both his music and his life’s dramatic twists. The documentary lays bare long-shrouded details of Joel’s devastating financial betrayal in the late 1980s, when his trusted manager and brother-in-law Frank Weber was caught embezzling millions, nearly wiping out

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Billy Joel - Audio Biography

Billy Joel - Audio Biography ·

2024/02/18

Billy Joel - The Piano Man Childhood & Early Inspiration William Martin Joel was born in the Bronx on May 9, 1949. His father Howard was an accomplished classically trained pianist, while his mother Rosalind was an admirer of pop music stars. Introduced to the piano at age 4, young Billy took quickly to his father's intense classical training regimen while also soaking in his mother’s pop tastes from stars like Ray Charles and The Beatles. Billy's parents split when he was just shy of his teen

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