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He started playing piano, singing, and writing songs at a young age. In his youth, he performed with a Billy Joel cover band and with Richie Cannata, Billy Joel's longtime saxophonist. After graduating from high school, Pollack moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Vanderbilt University.
Mar 13, 2013 · Michael Pollack grew up playing piano on Long Island, NY, and as he noted to TODAY anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales and Al Roker on Wednesday, that meant he was naturally...
Jun 29, 2020 · At the age of 19, Long Island native, Michael Pollack asked Billy Joel if he could perform "New York State of Mind" with him on stage and surprisingly the Piano Man said yes. A clip of Pollack's spontaneous duet with one of his childhood idols went viral, getting picked up by CNN, The Today Show and The Jeff Probst Show .
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Mar 9, 2023 · Pollack, who says he almost always writes on the piano (“It’s where I feel most comfortable and it’s where my best ideas have come”), is credited as a co-writer on “Flowers” alongside Gregory...
Mar 13, 2013 · Daring student wows Billy Joel with piano skills. 378K views 11 years ago. During a Q&A at Vanderbilt University, Michael Pollack asked his childhood idol Billy Joel if he could accompany him...
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Aug 2, 2013 · Michael Pollack wants to be a piano man. It's a dream the 19-year-old from Roslyn had long before his encounter with Billy Joel at a question-and-answer session at Vanderbilt University went...
Mar 13, 2013 · Piano Kid A Big Hit On The TODAY Show. Long Island native and Vanderbilt University student Michael Pollack appeared on the TODAY show this morning to talk about his experience playing onstage with Billy Joel at “An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music” in January.
