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Billy Joel : the biography

Author: Mark Bego
Publisher: New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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From the Publisher: Billy Joel ranks among rock'n'roll's most talented artists. This biography is the first in-depth portrait of a man who is the son of German Jews who fled the Nazi regime, including his childhood in the Bronx, his professional struggles, and his six Grammys. Billy Joel is also widely known for his professional struggles-his substance abuse problems, his marriage to Christie Brinkley, and a  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Bego, Mark.
Billy Joel.
New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, c2007
(OCoLC)649365184
Named Person: Billy Joel; Billy Joel
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mark Bego
ISBN: 1560259892 9781560259893
OCLC Number: 131009094
Description: xxiv, 407 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Acknowledgments --
Prologue --
Introduction --
1: Joel family of Germany --
2: His childhood --
3: Living here in Levittown --
4: With the hassles --
5: Cold spring harbor --
6: Piano man --
7: Saying goodbye to Hollywood --
8: Stranger --
9: Jazz on Fifty-second street --
10: People who live in glass houses --
11: Man behind the nylon curtain --
12: Innocent man --
13: Crossing the bridge --
14: Facing the storm front --
15: River of dreams --
16: Two thousand years --
17: Fantasies and delusions --
18: Everybody has a dream --
Quote sources --
Discography --
Index --
About the author.
Responsibility: Mark Bego.
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From the Publisher: Billy Joel ranks among rock'n'roll's most talented artists. This biography is the first in-depth portrait of a man who is the son of German Jews who fled the Nazi regime, including his childhood in the Bronx, his professional struggles, and his six Grammys. Billy Joel is also widely known for his professional struggles-his substance abuse problems, his marriage to Christie Brinkley, and a string of car accidents. This is a portrait of a larger-than-life figure, featuring interviews with his band mates and representatives from Columbia Records, an extensive examination of his diverse music tastes, and never-before-seen photographs.

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