Prior to his "overnight" success, Billy Joel played at the Executive Lounge in Los Angeles under the name of Bill Martin (Martin is his middle name).
Billy Joel fought in 22 amateur boxing matches when he was a teenager.
The first group Billy Joel played for was called The Echoes. He then played for The Hassles and for Attila before becoming a solo artist'
During World War II, Billy Joel's father was imprisoned at the German concentration camp at Dachau.
Though 1978, Billy Joel made only $7,700 from his Piano Man album, even though it went platinum.
Billy Joel and Chubby Checker once recorded a commercial jingle for Bachman Pretzels.
Out of the first 17 songs that Billy Joel has placed on the Top 40 chart in the United States, 4 peaked at number 17: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (Columbia 10708) in 1978, She's Always A Woman (Columbia 10785) in 1978, say Goodbye To Hollywood (Columbia 025Ls) in 1981, and Allentown (Columbia 03413) in 1983.
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