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A Star is Born: Episode 16: Billy Joel: "Life experience gave me lyrics"

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Today, one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the last half-century celebrates his 77th birthday.

Billy Joel built a career turning heartbreak, family wounds and the messiness of ordinary life into songs that millions of people still know by heart.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...
9 May English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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