Piano Man by Billy Joel
Piano Man is a song by Billy Joel and the title track of his 1973 album Piano Man. Joel wrote the song, and it became one of his best-known works and a fixture of his live shows. The album was Joel's first for Columbia Records and helped establish his solo career. The song's barroom scene is a fictionalized account based on Joel's experiences as a lounge musician. The selected catalog source is a community arrangement labeled 'Piano Man (Easy)'. That label describes the arrangement's difficulty grading; it does not by itself establish a teaching intent, the extent of any simplification, or that the score is a transcription of Joel's performance.
About Piano Man
Piano Man is a song by Billy Joel and the title track of his 1973 album Piano Man. Joel wrote the song, and it became one of his best-known works and a fixture of his live shows.
The album was Joel's first for Columbia Records and helped establish his solo career. The song's barroom scene is a fictionalized account based on Joel's experiences as a lounge musician.
The selected catalog source is a community arrangement labeled 'Piano Man (Easy)'. That label describes the arrangement's difficulty grading; it does not by itself establish a teaching intent, the extent of any simplification, or that the score is a transcription of Joel's performance.