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Billy and his wife Alexis Roderick welcomed their daughter Della Rosa Joel on August 12, 2015. Della Rose's middle name is derived from Billy's late mother Rosalinda.

In 2014 started a residency at Madison Square Garden where he would play one show a month indefinitely. As of March 2018, every single appearance has been sold out. A banner has been hung in his honor.

On November 24, 2010, he underwent double hip surgery in a Long Island, New York hospital to treat a congenital hip ailment.

Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 20, 2004.

His and Twyla Tharp's hit musical "Movin' Out" received 10 Tony Award nominations for the 2003 Tony Awards including: Best New Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestrations. Out of the 10 nominations "Movin' Out" received two Tony Awards, one went to Tharp for Best Choreography, and the other went to Joel himself for Best Orchestrations.

Inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999).

Ditched writing new pop music to compose classical music instead during the mid 1990s. Still performs pop songs at his concerts.

Spanish singer Ana Belén did a very successful version of Joel's song "Piano's Man", translated verbatim as "El Hombre del Piano", for her 1980 album "Con las Manos Llenas" (With the Hands Full).

His album "52nd Street" (1978) was the first album to be released on compact disc in 1982.

His song "Just the Way You Are" (1977) is one of the most covered and radio-played songs of all-time.

Some of his countless hits are "Piano Man" (1973), "She's Always a Woman" (1978), "My Life" (1979), "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (1980, first US #1) "Allentown" (1982), "Uptown Girl" (1983, first UK #1), "Tell Her About It" (1983, US #1), "The Longest Time" (1983), "We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989), "Leningrad" (1989), "The Rivers of Dreams" (1993) and "All About Soul" (1993).

One of the very few artists to have top ten hits in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Began in the group the Echoes (later known as the Lost Souls). Also a member of the Hassles (who performed at Westchester, New York's famous Riviera Lounge in 1967) and Attila.

He played piano on The Shangri-Las' hit single, "Leader of the Pack" (1965). He was 16 years old at the time.

Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA as William Martin Joel.

Decided to pursue a music career after seeing The Beatles play on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

Joel was once a successful Long Island boxer, winning 22 out of 24 fights. He had taken boxing lessons because he was frequently beaten up by neighborhood bullies. He left his boxing career and went into music when his nose was broken in his 24th fight.