In October of 2019, it was fall break of my sophomore year of high school. I was on a trip to Chicago with my family, and it had just been announced that Billy Joel would be holding a concert in Notre Dame Stadium in the summer of 2020. My parents asked my brother and me if we would rather go on a vacation next summer or if we would rather see Billy Joel in concert. Obviously, going to see Billy Joel was the only correct choice. Little did we know that the COVID-19 pandemic would turn the world entirely upside-down, causing the concert to be postponed not once, but twice to the summer of 2022.
However, the concert was worth the wait! I was lucky enough to sit up close to the stage, so I was right in the middle of all the action!
William Martin Joel (AKA Billy Joel or the "Piano Man") was born on May 9, 1949 in New York City, New York. He rose to fame as a recording solo artist in the 1970s and has released 12 pop and rock studio albums from 1971 to 1993. He also released one album of classical compositions in 2001. He is the seventh-best-selling recording artist and the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States. He holds a residency in Madison Square Garden in New York City, and he still continues to go on concert tours.
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| Year of Release | Title | Most Popular Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Cold Spring Harbor | "She's Got a Way" |
| 1973 | Piano Man | "Piano Man" |
| 1974 | Streetlife Serenade | "The Entertainer" |
| 1976 | Turnstiles | "New York State of Mind" |
| 1977 | The Stranger | "Just the Way You Are" |
| 1978 | 52nd Street | "My Life" |
| 1980 | Glass Houses | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" |
| 1982 | The Nylon Curtain | "Allentown" |
| 1983 | An Innocent Man | "Tell Her About It" |
| 1986 | The Bridge | "A Matter of Trust" |
| 1989 | Storm Front | "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 1993 | River of Dreams | "River of Dreams" |