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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #109 - 3/26/03

Billy Joel

Answers

1. What state is Billy from?: New York
2. What was his first Top 40 hit, in 1974?
: "Piano Man"
3. Who were "the popular steadies in the summer of '75?"
: Brenda and Eddie
4. Which of Billy's 1978 hits got him in trouble with various Catholic groups?
: "Only The Good Die Young"
5. Billy's 1979 hit "Big Shot" mentioned what clothes designer?
: Halston
6. Billy had his first Number 1 hit in 1980; what was it?
: "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me"
7. In 1982, he released a song titled after a town in eastern Pennsylvania. What was the song?
: "Allentown"
8. The video for "Tell Her About It" parodied what famous television show?
: The Ed Sullivan Show
9. What was the name of the Billy Joel album that was a tribute to the musical styles of the '50s and '60s?
: An Innocent Man
10. What model did Billy marry in 1985?
: Christie Brinkley
11. Billy recorded "Baby Grand" with what legendary R&B piano player and singer?
: Ray Charles
12. What country did Billy tour in 1987?
: Soviet Union
13. This 1989 hit isn't so much a song as it is a long list of world events in Billy's lifetime.
: "We Didn't Start The Fire"
14. "In the middle of the night, I go walkin' in my sleep" to where?
: "The River of Dreams"
15. What was the title of Billy's album of classical piano pieces?
: Fantasies and Delusions
16. A Broadway revue of Billy Joel songs, with choreography by Twyla Tharp, opened in Chicago last year. What was it called?
: "Movin' Out"
17. Billy is currently on tour with what British piano man?
: Elton John

Bonus: Bottle of red? Bottle of white?: "It all depends on your appetite"

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