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May 2, 2024 · What inspired Billy Joel to write “Leningrad?” Billy Joel was approached by a Russian circus that was touring the United States during the Cold War in the 1980s. They requested that he write a song about their home city, Leningrad (now called St. Petersburg), and he agreed.
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert is the fifth live album as well as a CD and DVD music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 and 18, 2008. It was released on March 8, 2011.
Jul 26, 2022 · With three concerts each in Moscow and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), it was a triumphant and only occasionally troubled bit of international diplomacy, ultimately leaving Soviet fans dancing ...
Nov 22, 2023 · In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Billy Joel opens up about ending his famed monthly Madison Square Garden residency in New York City next year. The final show of the musician's...
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Billy Joel in Concert is a current concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. [1] After several concerts beforehand, in the fall of 2013, the concert tour began in Sunrise, Florida, [2] and is ongoing, scheduled to continue into November 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Aug 2, 2023 · Following his mini-tour of the two largest Soviet cities, Joel memorialized the event with a song called “Leningrad,” inspired by a clown he and his daughter Alexa had met in the city. And in October 1987, he released the live album Kohuept (a.k.a. Kontsert ).
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Apr 15, 2024 · The CBS broadcast of Billy Joel's milestone 100th show at Madison Square Garden was unexpectedly cut short for local news, disappointing fans.
