Philadelphia Magazine is retelling the story of
Billy Joel's breakout to stardom in Philadelphia and it's all my fault!
Here’s How Philadelphia Created Billy Joel
The hitmaker, who plays Philly on Friday, tells us all about it.
....Back in 1971, Joel was a no-name 22-year-old from Long Island. In November of that year, he released his first album, Cold Spring Harbor, which got virtually no attention or airplay.
But then one day in 1972, Philly music producer Dennis Wilen, who had launched a live WMMR concert series from Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios, got wind of this singer-pianist named Billy Joel during a visit to New York. Wilen invited Joel to do one of those WMMR live broadcasts....
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Philadelphia Magazine is retelling the story of Billy Joel's breakout to stardom in Philadelphia and it's all my fault!
