Billy Joel's Influence on American Music
Billy Joel is an artist who plays music that is more than just about anything random. It was 21 years ago when he released his last pop album, but the arena was sold out 12 times in 2014, and his second show will be played in 2018. Billy Joel has made a good standing in the music industry, similar to a guy playing in a night club every month, except the club can accommodate 18,000 people.
Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949 and he stopped for a while after his first album flunked. Cold Spring Harbor, Captain Jack, and Piano Man continued on to create successful albums such as 52nd Street, The Stranger and Streetlife Serenade. During the 1980s, he married supermodel Christie Brinkley and his song “Uptown Girl” made it to number 1 on the charts. In the year 1999, his songs made a sale of $100 million, and he made into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After 7 years, in the year 2013, Billy Joel got the Kennedy Centers Honors.
Billy Joel’s music is special because continues to be one of the largest concert draws in the whole world. He has made his music a synthesis of everything he likes because on this occasion, when he released his 15th album entitled “River of Dreams” in 1993, he did a mixture of blues, jazz, rock n’ roll, and others that are out there. There is a belief that the beauty of American music is about its ability to move and cross lines. As a matter of fact, with a career that spans more than 20 years, he has proven a musical range that is very diverse and versatile. He is known for his great ballads, his success continued on until the 1990s. The albums he produced have become one of the biggest sellers and singles like the “Just the Way You Are,” “Piano Man”, and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” have gained a lot of commercial and critical acclaims.
The music technique of Billy Joel is that he never stayed in one place in terms of his music. As being a New-York-based singer and song-writer during the early part of 1970s, his first record was cut, which nobody ever heard of. After that, he moved to Los Angeles, made a new hit as his return to the industry, and then went home. This is where he made his career on two top albums using jazz undertones. After that, he moved hears again, releasing a couple of records, a rock n’ roll one, one about politics, and a song that pays tribute to the music he is used to. This happened before stopping his recording career that follows the release of his album.
According to Chandler, the music of Billy Joel needs emotional depth and it should be technical savvy. His which shows contempt for humanity, insincerity, and does not have any wit. Each song is about a specific topic or concern that …
