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Billy Joel Video Flashback: Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2001

Billy Joel will induct Garth Brooks into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame this Thursday, June 16th in New York, and it's fitting to take a look back at when Billy himself was honored by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2001. In this clip from ten years ago, you can watch the Hall's video tribute to Billy, which was shown at the ceremony before he accepted the Johnny Mercer Award.

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Billy Joel's 'Allentown' Reprised In 'Hangover II'

The Hangover Part 2 uses Billy Joel's Allentown in pivotal scene

Billy Joel's "Allentown," the song that briefly put the Queen City on the lips of people nationwide in 1982, is getting the city another shot of attention for its use in a critical scene of the new movie "The Hangover, Part II."

A profanely rewritten version of the song is included on the film's soundtrack on Warner Bros. records, and various versions of it on YouTube have gotten more than 300,000 views.

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Billy Joel To Induct Garth Brooks Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame June 16th In New York City

The 2011 Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Induction and Awards Dinner will be packed with stars including Billy Joel, Dwight Yoakam, Bill Medley, Boz Scaggs, Chrissie Hynde, Dominic Chianese, Jimmy Jam, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, Sam Moore, Skylar Grey and Trisha Yearwood.

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New Billy Joel Q&A - What Is Your Favorite Billy Joel Song?

At the Hamptons International Film Festival last year, Alec Baldwin hosted a Q&A session with Billy following a screening of "The Last Play At Shea" documentary film. During the Q&A, Alec was asked about his favorite Billy Joel song. You can see their answer in the latest video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series!

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New Billy Joel Q&A - How Much Of Being From Levittown Can Be Attributed To Who You Became?

The next video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series features Billy answering a question about growing up in Levittown. The Q&A happened at the Hamptons International Film Festival after a screening of "The Last Play At Shea."

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New Billy Joel Q&A - What Is Your Favorite Mets Moment?

In the latest video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series, a few young fans asked Billy about his favorite moment in Mets history. The Q&A took place following a screening of "The Last Play At Shea" at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

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New Billy Joel Q&A - From Your Own Generation, Who Impressed You As A Performer?

During a Q&A session at the Hamptons International Film Festival, host Alec Baldwin asked if any performers from his own generation impressed Billy as he was coming up in the music industry. You can view his answer in the new video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series.

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New Billy Joel Q&A - What Writers Have Inspired You, And Have You Thought Of Writing Something Aside From Music?

Our new video from the Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series features Billy talking about writing poetry and also his songwriting influences. The Q&A session took place with host Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival, following a screening of "The Last Play At Shea."

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New Billy Joel Interview About 20th Century Cycles And More!

Billy Joel Interview

In a wide-ranging interview published at MyFoxNY.com, Billy Joel talked about his 20th Century Cycles shop and his hopes for the Oyster Bay community. The shop is open on the weekends -- Saturday and Sunday -- from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, so be sure to check out Billy's amazing bikes in person!

20th Century Cycles
101 Audrey Avenue
Oyster Bay, NY 11771

During the interview, Billy also talked about his recovery from hip surgery, and mentioned plans to attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame and sing at Sting's birthday later this year. He even talked about Osama bin Laden. You can watch the full video at MyFoxNY.com!

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Happy Birthday Billy!

Born in the Bronx, May 9th, 1949, Billy grew up to create one of the greatest music catalogues in the history of recorded music. Sony/Legacy celebrates this momentous day in May with a Joel family photo, picturing baby Billy listening to music with a record cover in hand.

Billy Joel baby photo

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New Billy Joel Q&A - How Did You Survive Hicksville High School?

The next video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series features Billy's friend, actress Lorraine Bracco. After the screening of "The Last Play At Shea" at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Lorraine asked Billy about his experience at Hicksville High School, since both of them were students at the school in different years. Billy talks about arts education in his answer.

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New Billy Joel Q&A - Do You Sing With Alexa And Will You Write Songs Together?

Here is the latest video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series, featuring Billy answering questions at the Hamptons International Film Festival. During the Q&A session, an audience member asked Billy if he sings with his daughter, Alexa, and if they ever plan to write songs together.

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