A career spanning over half a century, 12 studio albums, over 150 million records sold; Billy Joel: a legend of the music scene.

Preface

If one artist could sum up my youth and young adulthood, it’s Billy Joel. Very few artists’ music shaped my childhood in the way Joel’s could, especially after seeing him up close and live in 2016. Throughout his decade-spanning career, Billy Joel has written and performed countless classics that have affected many of those who have experienced his art. With expertise in lyrics and skill in playing, Joel created a name for himself right out of the gate in the early 70s.

This portfolio covers the music and career of Billy Joel, as well has my own personal acclaim of the musician. Using sources such as written interviews, video interviews, fan articles, academic articles, reviews, and so on, I was able to compile a consensus of views about Joel. Joel is beloved by many. You don’t become one of the best-selling artists of all time if you don’t have the talent that he has.

Joel’s career has spanned many decades, and I hope I am of some help to display some of what Joel is really about, through critical consensus, my own opinions, and the basic facts of his life. Below are sections, labelled as song titles of Billy Joel. Each of these will lead you to a different page with different views of Joel’s career, some of which are my own feelings, a timeline of Joel’s life, critical consensus, and more.