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Born 1949
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Joel began playing recording sessions with the Echoes
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They released The Hassles
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Joel attended Hicksville High School
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he left a band to join the Hassles, a Long Island band that had signed a contract with United Artists Records
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Hour of the Wolf
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Joel gigged locally in New York City in the fall
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Joel signed a recording contract with Columbia
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The Stranger, album was released
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He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame
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the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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the Long Island Music Hall of Fame
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songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah,"
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Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary
