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GENERAL: Interview: Billy Joel (Part 2)

Billy Joel's relationship with jazz fans has always been a bit tenuous. Much of the rancor dates back to Billy's 1978 album 52nd Street. With jazz on the ropes in the late 1970s, Billy's followup album to The Stranger featured the young singer-songwriter standing on the cover holding a trumpet and posing in a New York City alley. Though Freddie Hubbard played on one of the album's tracks, 52nd Street's cover sent an unintentional and chilling message: Rock's dominance of the music business was s...

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07:00 on February 25 2009

GENERAL: Interview: Billy Joel (Part 1)

All About Jazz — At about 12:45 pm yesterday, my office phone rang. When I answered it, a voice at the other end said, "Hi Marc? This is Billy Joel." A friend had told me he shared yester... more info

Billy Joel

07:00 on February 26 2009

GENERAL: Interview: Billy Joel (Part 2)

All About Jazz — Billy Joel's relationship with jazz fans has always been a bit tenuous. Much of the rancor dates back to Billy's 1978 album 52nd Street. With jazz on the ropes in the lat... more info

Billy Joel