Research Catalog

Title

Billy Joel : the biography / Mark Bego.

Author

Bego, Mark.

Publication

New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, c2007.

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Description

xxiv, 407 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 24 cm.

Summary

From the Publisher: Billy Joel ranks among rock'n'roll's most talented artists. This biography is the first in-depth portrait of a man who is the son of German Jews who fled the Nazi regime, including his childhood in the Bronx, his professional struggles, and his six Grammys. Billy Joel is also widely known for his professional struggles-his substance abuse problems, his marriage to Christie Brinkley, and a string of car accidents. This is a portrait of a larger-than-life figure, featuring interviews with his band mates and representatives from Columbia Records, an extensive examination of his diverse music tastes, and never-before-seen photographs.

Subject

• Joel, Billy
• Singers > United States > Biography
• Rock musicians > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1: Joel family of Germany -- 2: His childhood -- 3: Living here in Levittown -- 4: With the hassles -- 5: Cold spring harbor -- 6: Piano man -- 7: Saying goodbye to Hollywood -- 8: Stranger -- 9: Jazz on Fifty-second street -- 10: People who live in glass houses -- 11: Man behind the nylon curtain -- 12: Innocent man -- 13: Crossing the bridge -- 14: Facing the storm front -- 15: River of dreams -- 16: Two thousand years -- 17: Fantasies and delusions -- 18: Everybody has a dream -- Quote sources -- Discography -- Index -- About the author.

ISBN

• 1560259892
• 9781560259893

LCCN

^^2007298180

OCLC

• 131009094
• SCSB-12214950

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library