The Piano Man ... Joel to every lyric. Among his many accolades, Joel’s a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center honoree, and a winner of The Library of Congress Gershwin ...

Emerging in the early 1970s, Joel gained widespread recognition with his breakthrough album "Piano Man" (1973), which ... Center Honors in 2013 and the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2014.