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Billy Joel’s emotional coming-home story behind ‘New York State of Mind’ — as he says goodbye to his MSG residency

Billy Joel at the beginning of “New York State of Mind,” his 1976 saloon song that would become a hometown anthem for the ages — and a local crowd favorite during his 10-year monthly residency at Madison Square Garden that ends on Thursday night.Unhappy with his contract with Family Productions — the label that released his 1971 debut album, “Cold Spring Harbor” — the Bronx-born, Long Island-bred crooner hopped a cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles.And the big move paid off: After making his getaway in 1972, becoming a resident lounge lizard in La La Land, Joel recorded his second and third albums, 1973’s “Piano Man” and 1974’s “Streetlife Serenade” under a new deal with Columbia Records.But you can take the Piano Man out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the Piano Man.With his fourth album, 1976’s “Turnstiles,” Joel said goodbye to Hollywood — in both song and geography. And his return east inspired his now-legendary love letter to his city.“‘New York State of Mind,’ I wrote actually while I was on a Greyhound bus on my way back from a gig somewhere,” Joel told SiriusXM in 2016.
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Billy Joel’s emotional coming-home story behind ‘New York State of Mind’ — as he says goodbye to his MSG residency
Billy Joel at the beginning of “New York State of Mind,” his 1976 saloon song that would become a hometown anthem for the ages — and a local crowd favorite during his 10-year monthly residency at Madison Square Garden that ends on Thursday night.Unhappy with his contract with Family Productions — the label that released his 1971 debut album, “Cold Spring Harbor” — the Bronx-born, Long Island-bred crooner hopped a cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles.And the big move paid off: After making his getaway in 1972, becoming a resident lounge lizard in La La Land, Joel recorded his second and third albums, 1973’s “Piano Man” and 1974’s “Streetlife Serenade” under a new deal with Columbia Records.But you can take the Piano Man out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the Piano Man.With his fourth album, 1976’s “Turnstiles,” Joel said goodbye to Hollywood — in both song and geography. And his return east inspired his now-legendary love letter to his city.“‘New York State of Mind,’ I wrote actually while I was on a Greyhound bus on my way back from a gig somewhere,” Joel told SiriusXM in 2016.
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How to watch the 2024 Tony Awards for free: Time, TV and live streaming
Tony Awards, which recognize excellence in Broadway theater, are set to begin in just a few hours.The 2023-24 Broadway season was the most musical-heavy one in at least five years, with 21 musicals (16 new, 5 revival) opening between May 2023 and April 2024, but it’s a play that made history as nominations were announced.RELATED: Check out the full list of 2024 Tony Award nominees“Stereophonic” by David Adjmi, about a fictional band facing pressure as they record their second album, became the most nominated play in the Tonys’ 77-year history with 13 nominations, including 5 acting nominations and nods in two categories that traditionally recognize musicals rather than plays. Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical musical “Hell’s Kitchen” tied “Stereophonic” for most nominations of the season, also netting 13. It’s sure to be a star studded evening, with appearances by Jennifer Hudson, Angelina Jolie, and Jeffrey Wright and performances by the casts of nominated shows, including Eddie Redmayne in “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Klub” and Daniel Radcliffe in “Merrily We Roll Along.” Though the Tony Awards air on CBS, it’s possible to stream the entire event for free without cable.
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