After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, Joel took part in two short-lived bands, The Hassles and Attila, before signing a record deal with Family Productions and starting off a solo career in 1971 with his first release Cold Spring Harbor. Growing up, he took piano lessons at his mother's insistence. īorn in The Bronx, Joel grew up on Long Island both places influenced his music. 1 & 2, is one of the best-selling albums in the United States. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the seventh-best-selling recording artist and the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States, with over 160 million records sold worldwide. Commonly nicknamed the ' Piano Man' after his signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 pop and rock studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album of classical compositions in 2001.

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, voice actor and songwriter.

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