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Billy Joel Introduction
Billy Joel is an American pianist and singer who is best known for his works like Piano Man, Captain Jack, She Got the Way and Vienna.
His songs had entertained audiences for more than four decades with his pop melodies and to date, his songs are one of the best-selling songs of all time.
Billy Joel Net Worth & Salary
Billy Joel’s Net worth is $225M. He earns around $15M annually from the royalties he receives from his album copyrights, music concert appearances, and other sources.
He is regarded as one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His record sales are counted in millions and well received by his audience.
Billy Joel Age, Early Life & Biography
Billy Joel’s age is 73 years old.
He was born in the Bronx area of New York City to a working-class family in 1949. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Austria and Germany. His parents moved to the Hicksville suburbs in Long Island along with his cousin whom his parents adopted.
He had picked up boxing as a hobby in his teenage days to brush up his defensive skills and had participated in the Golden Gloves circuit and won 22 bouts.
He had attended Hicksville High School while studying at Long Island, New York, and was often seen playing in local bands and studying music theory to improve his music skills.
His mother had always encouraged him to pursue what he loves rather than getting a stable job and living an ordinary life.
He tried his hand at attending Columbia University but luck wasn’t with him, he went into Columbia Records later for further study in music.
| Name: | William Martin Joel |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 73 years old |
| Birth Date: | May 9, 1949 |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.66m |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Elizabeth Weber(m. 1973- d.1982) Christie Brinkley(m.1985-d.1994) Katie Lee(m.2005-d.2009) Alexis Roderick(m.2015-present) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | 3 daughters |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Profession: | Pianist and Singer |
| Yearly Income: | $15M |
| Net Worth in 2022 | $225M |
| Content Last Updated: | Jan 2023 |
Billy Joel Personal Life
Both of Joel’s parents shared German and British ancestry respectively. His father Howard Joel was a German-born Jewish man who immigrated to New York during World War II and met his first wife Rosalind Nyman, another fellow European from England in a performance at City College, New York.
They had Billy and his sister Julie together but his father divorced his mother in 1957 because the atmosphere and environment didn’t suit his father’s expectations and he moved back to Europe. Since then he was raised by his mother.
Coming to Billy Joel’s love life been the face of entertainment news for decades regarding it. He and his first wife Elizabeth Weber Small got together in 1973. She had been the inspiration for many of his songs at the beginning of his career but their relationship took a rocky turn in the later years of their life and they ended their marriage in 1982.
Moving on from Weber, he got a chance to meet his second wife Christie Brinkley at a yacht party in 1984. They had a daughter named Alexa Ray Joel together and they suddenly divorced in 1992 but remained friends till now.
After Brinkley, he married the famous cookbook author Kathie Lee in 2004 but separated within 5 years of marriage. Joel had been heartbroken for a while and found peace in Alexis Roderick, his fourth wife, and had two daughters with her named Della Rose and Remy Anne.
Billy Joel Career
Billy Joel was influenced by the 60s artists like The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and The Everly Brothers. Their style of rock and roll, rhythms, and melodies had created a foundation for simple and sophisticated yet melodious songwriting.
Inspired by the Beatles, he decided to pursue song as his lifetime career and joined hands with The Echoes while still in high school. He worked for the Echoes for a few years and then worked in other bands like The Hassle and Attila.
He released his first album “Cold Winter Harbour ” under Family Productions which was a commercial disaster but somehow it was later remastered and released in 1983.
“Piano Man” was composed by him during his travel to Los Angeles after the contractual dispute with Family Productions and it became first gold album and one of his first top 20 singles.
His second album “52nd Street” was released in 1978 and was regarded as one of his greatest albums of all time. After that, he released songs like Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain, and 52nd Street.
Some of his famous works include Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, Just the Way You Are, Only the Good Die Young, She’s Always a Woman, The Nylon Curtain,and An Innocent Man, etc. which contributed to his breakthrough in the industry in the 1980s.
After his divorce from Brinkley, he wrote his last album “Rivers of Dreams” and since then he has been touring across the globe till now.
Billy Joel Awards & Achievements
Billy Joel has been the recipient of many awards and has won numerous awards and accolades over the years.
Some of the major awards are Grammy Awards, New York Emmy Awards, American Music Awards, and Tony Awards.
He holds Doctorate in Music and Fine Arts from a lot of famous universities across the globe.
Billy Joel Major Investments and Assets
He has a company with another friend in Long Island called Long Island Boat Company. He had further opened a shop for manufacturing custom-made retro-styled motorcycles and accessories in Long Island.
He owns a lot of properties across the United States which have contributed greatly to his growing fortune. The most notable ones are the $22 million home in Oyster Bay and a home in the Long Island town of Sag Harbor.
Billy Joel Must Watch Latest Video and Trending Photographs
This video contains Billy Joel’s transformation till now from his famous Piano Man song.
