What Makes This Singer Great? Billy Joel

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What Makes This Singer Great? Billy Joel

Billy Joel is one talented dude and he has gone on to inspire so many others with his timeless, legendary music.

In addition to being a great songwriter, he's also a great storyteller who masterfully communicates his music in such an intimate and personal way.

I often wondered where he gets his influences because his music is so diverse and his compositions and use of note choices are so unique.

As a performer he comes across as a very down to earth guy, very winsome and warm and engaging which we'll see in the performances featured in this video.

I'll be taking a look at some special performances of his as I share more about what made him great and I'd love to get your feedback as well. Please be sure to share what stands out about Billy Joel for you!

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[austingut]

Billy Joel did all of the vocals for The Longest Time

[stevenochoa]

I’d give an arm and a leg to see this guy live cause he STILL has it at his current age

[valdobrov]

Billy said in interviews that he doesn't like his voice, and doesn't think that he is great vocalist )))) The world disagree

[mayasagi]

The fact that he is so famous and yet still so underrated in my country no one really knows him and that is so sad he is my favourite artist

[smw]

I'm really glad to finally see a video showcasing Billy's vocal ability. I think he is, overall, very underrated as a VOCALIST (not as a songwriter). His tone, range, control and pitch were impeccable for many decades. Also, incredibly versatile.

[jamishops]

Just saw Billy Joel in concert last weekend. At 72 he’s still got it. Amazing sold out show at MSG. Billy’s first love is classical music. He started playing piano at 4. His parents were both musical and he got a lot of exposure to many styles and loves it all. His favorite singer is Ray Charles, who he got to do a duet with. Fav band is probably the Beatles. Check out Nylon Curtain album which is his homage to the Beatles or An Innocent Man album in which he honors the music of his youth. The man is an eclectic musical genius. And re. the dark side of genius, I think he’s found his balance. Plays a couple of shows a month, takes his wife and young kids with him. He’s finally enjoying the fruits of his labor.

[invisiblemoviegeek]

Billy Joel is my favorite artist of all time. He has such a down to earth nature to him. I love his lyrics!! I got to see him in concert in Winston Salem NC on October 13 2018. It was amazing!! It was my first concert ever!! He put on a great show. Love Billy Joel!

[RainbowWoods]

The universe simply would not be the universe without Billy Joel’s music in it 😊💛🌈

[ciaobellamiamore]

Ken Tamplin! I could search the whole world over and NEVER FIND ANYONE AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU KIND SIR! what makes you so remarkable, it's the pure compassionate truth that you exhibit inside and out. Your one GOOD MAN and I am honored that YouTube has allowed such a presence as wonderful as yours to grace my channel. Stay embraced in Gods loving arms forever and ever Ken💐good to see you again.
Most Affectionately
Gina Notaro
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[BeautifulSpirit-kfld]

The voice that sold me on Billy Joel, back in 1978. Master communicator.
My all time favorites (Just the way you Are,
Until the Night, and Rosalindas, ) ---yes all very different styles, just show his versatility

[bed]

One of the greatest American performers of all time! I've seen Billy Joel in concert several times and NEVER disappoints! Billy Joel is a blue collar performer and is very down to earth on stage. It's like he is sitting at a piano on your living room. My wife and I saw him at Busch Stadium in St. Louis last year when he was doing to the stadium tours and he was just as good then as he was in 1995 when I saw him for the first time. Truly a five tool player, singer, composer, lyricist, musician, and front man!

[mataleo]

i saw him live in Philly about 10 years ago. When he did For the Longest Time, he had Boyz 2 Men come onstage and do the harmony. It was fu*kin epic!

[marielfernandez]

Every line of his songs require all your energy

[michaelhartman]

My wife and I had the privilege to see Billy and Elton John in Albany NY back in the early 2000s. It was very expensive and worth every penny. There wasn't any smoke machines, fireworks or lip syncing to tracks. They rocked the house and gave us all what we paid for. AWESOME memory

[PoohInTiggerDisguise]

A lot of his songs convey compassion and that the person singing those lyrics understand what the people are going through that the lyrics are speaking to.

[DPo_Kat]

one of the best live shows i’ve ever seen is Billy Joel. Incredibly strong and powerful voice, amazing piano player and song writing. His band is phenomenal too.

[ryantinker]

The build up in the middle of "until the night" still makes the hair on my arms stand up after all these years. He was my first concert in 1984. So awesome!

[piannovate]

I love Summer highland falls from the turnstiles album and his vocal range is incredible because it has a lot of grunt and sweet clean high notes as well, Why can't this man live forever!

[joeritchie]

I would love to see him live. He is awesome! His vocals are spot on. I am also a huge fan because of his piano playing. I do know that as a youngster that he learned to play piano from a piano teacher that taught him the classical music. I can also relate to what you were saying about band and choir. I was part of a choir that won a couple of competitions singing soft rock hits of the day. Our high school marching band played the popular rock/pop songs of the day. It was awesome!

[cranberrysack]

Billy Joel just likes to use a lot of different inflections in his voice and he is able to sing in so many different genres. He always put a lot of emotion into his songs. I just resonate with a lot of his music.