Billy Joel (English Wikipedia)

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Bego (2007), pp. 1–7. Bego, Mark (2007). Billy Joel: The Biography. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1560259893.
Smith (2007), pp. 11–13. Smith, Bill (2007). I Go to Extremes: The Billy Joel Story. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-1861058904.
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Bordowitz (2005), p. 26. Bordowitz, Hank (2005). Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0823082504.
Soocher (1999), p. 23. Soocher, Stan (1999). They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court. New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0028647319.
Smith (2007), pp. 52–53. Smith, Bill (2007). I Go to Extremes: The Billy Joel Story. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-1861058904.
Bego (2007), p. 15. Bego, Mark (2007). Billy Joel: The Biography. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1560259893.
Bordowitz (2005), p. 22. Bordowitz, Hank (2005). Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0823082504.
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Lipton, James (November 14, 1999). "Billy Joel". Inside the Actors Studio. Segment begins at time 23:48. Bravo – via Internet Archive.
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Bego (2007), p. 78–79. Bego, Mark (2007). Billy Joel: The Biography. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1560259893.
Bordowitz (2005), p. 80. Bordowitz, Hank (2005). Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0823082504.
Smith (2007), p. 148–149. Smith, Bill (2007). I Go to Extremes: The Billy Joel Story. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-1861058904.
Smith (2007), p. 171. Smith, Bill (2007). I Go to Extremes: The Billy Joel Story. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-1861058904.
Bordowitz (2005), p. 128. Bordowitz, Hank (2005). Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0823082504.
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Smith (2007), pp. 176–178. Smith, Bill (2007). I Go to Extremes: The Billy Joel Story. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-1861058904.
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Heatley, Michael; Hopkinson, Frank (2011). The Girl in the Song: The Real Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics. Chicago Review Press. pp. 138–141. ISBN 978-1569765302.
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Brown, Nicholas Alexander (2018). "Becoming a Blue-Collar Musical Diplomat: Billy Joel and Bridging the US-Soviet Divide in 1987". In Dunkel, Mario; Nitzsche, Sina A. (eds.). Popular Music and Public Diplomacy: Transnational and Transdisciplinary Perspectives. transcript Verlag: Bielefeld. pp. 175–196. ISBN 978-3837643589 – via Internet Archive.
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Newman, Melinda (April 29, 2000). "Live Billy Joel On Columbia 2-CD Set". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 18. New York. pp. 5, 95 – via Internet Archive.
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nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

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pbs.org (Global: 260^th place; English: 176^th place)

people.com (Global: 69^th place; English: 49^th place)

playboy.com (Global: 4,392^nd place; English: 3,011^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 109^th place)

robertchristgau.com (Global: 836^th place; English: 449^th place)

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rockhall.com (Global: 1,695^th place; English: 1,603^rd place)

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therealdeal.com (Global: 3,206^th place; English: 1,619^th place)

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vulture.com (Global: 234^th place; English: 137^th place)

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