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Billy Joel to Perform Live at Mellon Arena April 18
Billy Joel will be performing live at Mellon Arena on April 18 at 8:00 pm.
American singer and songwriter, Billy Joel released “Piano
Man,” his first hit song in 1973. He is
reported to be the sixth best selling recording artist in the
The six-time winning Grammy Award winner has had Top 10 hits in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and has sold over 150 million albums worldwide. Joel was also inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 1992, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
Technically Joel “retired” in 1993 from recording pop music, but he continued to tour on occasion with British pop singer, Elton John. The singer returned to recording with his 2001 release of Fantasies & Delusions, classical piano compositions and later recorded “All My Life” and released it in 2007.
Formerly Civic Arena, Mellon Arena was first opened in 1961
and became the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins in December of 1999 which
spurred the $18 million, 10 year agreement to change the name.
The facility was originally built for the Civic Light Opera, however the
building is now used for a wide variety of shows with the likes of legends such
as Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead.
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