American Pop Pianists

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 148. Chapters: Tori Amos, Jerry Lee Lewis, Todd Rundgren, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Ray Charles, Carole King, Glen Hardin, Bruce Hornsby, Bradley Joseph, Alexa Ray Joel, David Archuleta, Rufus Wainwright, John Legend, Josh Groban, Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka, Ben Folds, Alex Lambert, Billy Preston, Donny Hathaway, Lee DeWyze, Natalie Merchant, Laura Nyro, Jim Brickman, Irene Cara, Sara Bareilles, Greyson Chance, Vanessa Carlton, Dennis DeYoung, Ramiele Malubay, Ray Singleton, Rachael Yamagata, Paula Cole, Charlotte Martin, Amy Kuney, Kate Voegele, Terry Burrus, Richard Carpenter, Betty Everett, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Garry Glenn, Julian Velard, Lincoln Mayorga, Roger Williams, Norman Petty, Skylar Grey, Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Skott Freedman, Aslyn, Harriet Schock, Ferras, Peter Kingsbery, Joshua Kadison, Shauna Burns, Jill Cohn, Lachi, Travis Michael Garland, Blaire Reinhard, Jill Tracy, David Homyk, Dawn Xiana Moon, Whispering Jack Smith, Stephen Tirpak, Margie Adam, Shannon Curtis, Dustin Lanker, Milton Ager, Alan Chang, Don Randi, Levi Kreis, Abra Moore, Hilary McRae, Brooke Barrettsmith, Hayley Sales, Arthur Jenkins, Bobby Nunn, Earl Van Dyke, Shelton Brooks, Libbie Schrader, Don Grolnick, Bobby Lewis, Nikki Flores, William Joseph, Craig Doerge, Jo Ann Castle, Helen St. John, Jennifer Terran, Phil Ohman. Excerpt: William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIAA. Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Gra...