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Billy Joel.


Billy Joel

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3. A looped bundle, as of yarn.
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Pianist Billy Joel began as a middle-class Long Island NY gang member, working as a boxer and musician to make ends meet--until his 1973 album PIANO MAN shot him to the heights of fame. BILLY JOEL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ANGRY YOUNG MAN follows musician Joel's big moments, his movement from pop to classical composition and on to Broadway, his sordid sor·did  
adj.
1. Filthy or dirty; foul.

2. Depressingly squalid; wretched: sordid shantytowns.

3.
 life, and more. Interviews blend with research to offer a full-faceted portrait of a complex young man's encounters with the changing music industry. An intriguing in·trigue  
n.
1.
a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot.

b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes.

2. A clandestine love affair.

v.
 story of success and change evolves.
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Title Annotation:Billy Joel: The Life & Times Of An Angry Young Man
Author:Donovan, Diane C.
Publication:MBR Bookwatch
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Sep 1, 2005
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