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Billy Joel

Title
  1. Billy Joel / Fred Schruers.
Published by
  1. New York : Crown Archetype, [ 2014]
Author
  1. Schruers, Fred.

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Description
  1. vi, 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
Summary
  1. Schruers provides an unfettered look at into Billy Joel's journey from a pint-sized kid growing up in a cookie-cutter Long Island suburb to a rockstar of monumental success, and the person that remains behind his iconic status.
Subject
  1. Joel, Billy
  2. Rock musicians > United States > Biography
Contents
  1. I: Origins: the ballad of Billy the kid . Living here in Levittown ; Piano kid ; Tomorrow is today -- II: Breaking through: they say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Say hello to Hollywood ; Sing us a song ; Goodbye to Hollywood ; Just the way I am ; Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound ; Uptown girls ; Christie Lee -- III. Paying the price: it's all or nothing at all. Storm front ; The river of dreams ; The night is still young ; Movin' out, again ; A wild and restless man ; Goodnight, Shea Stadium ; Another day comes to an end ; Careless talk -- IV: A legend in his time: ain't it sweet after all these years. The idol of my age ; I've loved these days.
Call number
  1. JNE 14-182
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Schruers, Fred.
Title
  1. Billy Joel / Fred Schruers.
Publisher
  1. New York : Crown Archetype, [ 2014]
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2014034084
ISBN
  1. 9780804140195 (alk. paper)
  2. 0804140197 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JNE 14-182
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