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Billy Joel
b. 1949Bronx, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Piano Man
Biography
Piano Man; The Stranger; It's Still Rock and Roll to Me; mother Rosalind Nyman of Levantine and Italian Jewish heritage; Bronx-born. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; 6 Grammy Awards; Kennedy Center Honoree; 150M+ records sold
Notable For
- Piano Man
- The Stranger
- It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
- mother Rosalind Nyman of Levantine and Italian Jewish heritage
Honors & Recognition
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 6 Grammy Awards
- Kennedy Center Honoree
- 150M+ records sold
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Specialty
- Pop/Rock
- Years
- b. 1949
- Birth Place
- Bronx, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- German-Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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