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Kennedy Center Honoree Billy Joel, right, and Alexis Roderick arrive at the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner in Washington on Dec. 7, 2013. Mr. Joel married Ms. Roderick in a surprise ceremony at the couple’s annual July 4 party. The singer’s spokeswoman Claire Mercuri says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo presided over Saturday’s nuptials at Mr. Joel’s Long Island estate. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Billy Joel weds girlfriend during Fourth of July party

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FILE - In this May 9, 2014 file photo, singer Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Joel is about to prove he's the top piano man at Madison Square Garden by beating Elton John's record for the most performances at the famous New York City arena. Elton John has played 64 shows at the Garden. Joel is poised to tie that record this month, and on July 1, 2015, would surpass him at 65 shows. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Billy Joel to set record at NYC’s Madison Square Garden

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, Billy Joel performs his first show of his Madison Square Garden residency, in New York. Joel will set a new record for the most performances by any artist at Madison Square Garden with his upcoming 65th show scheduled for this summer. Tickets for the record breaking show, as well as his performances scheduled in May and June 2015, will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

SUGHED Billy Joel outs Obama as secret cigarette smoker

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel honored by ASCAP

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** FILE ** In this June 8, 2013, file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a concert at the Barclays Center in New York. Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Willie Nelson are among the artists performing McCartney songs in a massive tribute to the former Beatle due out in November. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)

Massive Paul McCartney tribute CD due

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Billy Joel to appear in NY summer tourism ad

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** FILE ** This Oct. 15, 2013, file photo shows Billy Joel at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 12th Annual "An Enduring Vision" benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP, File)

Billy Joel admits he tried heroin: ‘Got me so high’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Oct. 15, 2013, file photo shows Billy Joel at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 12th Annual "An Enduring Vision" benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP, File)

Billy Joel tells Howard Stern about trying heroin

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2013 file photo, Tom Petty performs on Day 4 of the 2013 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Songwriting has gotten harder, not easier, with time, says Petty, who will receive top honors from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, for his four decades in music. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, file)

Tom Petty reflects on 40 years of songwriting

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - Brian Johnson, lead singer of Australian rock band AC/DC, performs during a concert at the Hallestadion in Zurich, Switzerland, in this April 6, 2009 file photo. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Ennio Leanza, File)

AC/DC’s Johnson surprises Billy Joel audience

By LOU FERRARA - Associated Press

FILE - This March 14, 2013 file photo shows singer Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, at The New York Observer's 25th anniversary party in New York. The Cafe Carlyle said Tuesday, March 4, 2014, that Alexa Ray Joel will perform at the legendary spot from April 1-12. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Alexa Ray Joel nails down her own NYC residency

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Billy Joel performs his first show of his Madison Square Garden residency, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

Billy Joel begins Madison Square Garden residency

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

Billy Joel to perform at Nationals Park

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Singer-songwriter Billy Joel speaks at a news conference at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at which he announced he will perform a residency at the famed arena once a month for as many months as New Yorkers demand. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Billy Joel becomes Madison Square Garden’s first musical franchise

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Billy Joel: Depression after 9/11 caused driving accidents

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Like 9/11 concert, musicians turn out for Sandy

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

This image released by Starpix shows Paul McCartney, center, on stage with firefighters at the 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Proceeds from the show will be distributed through the Robin Hood Foundation. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)

Like 9/11 concert, musicians turn out for Sandy

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press