On the run from a dishonest record label and a bum contract, multi-platinum, grammy award-winning, rock hall of Famer Billy Joel dropped off the grid and hid out in a dive bar in LA. There under an alias, he spent six months on the down low playing music for down-and-out crowds. It didn’t pay much, and there was no glory in it, but it was a life-altering decision. That’s because it taught him how to take his song-craft to a new level and gave him the inspiration to write the signature song all signature songs are judged by…Piano Man. It would break him into the mainstream and make him a superstar. It’s a song that generations of fans have turned into a go-to karaoke classic and an essential track for any Saturday night and years later Joel would find out he initially made only about 8 grand off of it even though it’s one of the biggest songs ever. The story of a 70s classic is next.

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I’m excited to return to one of my favorite shows that we do on this channel. It’s called Breakthrough. In this show, we break down songs, albums, or events that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long-term success. On previous episodes, we have covered American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Do You Believe in Love by Huey Lewis and the News, and The Joker by the Steve Miller Band. Today we are giving you the story behind the signature Billy Joel classic, Piano Man from his 1973 album of the same name.

So back in 1971, when Billy Joel was just 22, he signed a long-term recording and publishing contract with a label called Family Productions. Under the direction of label founder and producer Artie Ripp, Joel recorded his first solo offering, Cold Spring Harbor… which included classics like ‘She's Got a Way’ and ‘Everybody Loves You Now.’ However, due to a strange error in the mastering process, the tracks played just a little too quickly, causing Joel's voice to sound unnaturally high. After hearing it for the first time, it’s reported that Billy Joel “ripped it off the turntable, ran out of the house, and threw it down the street.” Other unwanted edits were made to the album as well.