Billy Joel - Q&A: Billy's Father Joins Him On Stage (Nuremberg 1995)

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  • Throughout the years, Billy Joel has become known for his willingness to hold Q&A sessions with fans in settings across the globe. Here Billy invites his father, Howard, on stage to perform a live piano improvisation duet in Nuremberg, Germany in 1995.
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    Billy Joel's official UA-cam channel features music videos, live performances, interviews, TV appearances and more. Best known for his first hit song, 'Piano Man', in 1973, Billy has written and recorded thirty-three Top 40 hits in the United States. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 150 million records worldwide. Billy Joel is the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist in the United States.

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  • @MollyT119
    @MollyT119 Рік тому +28

    The talent runs DEEP in that family…Billy of course, is incredibly talented. But his dad played, his mother sang, his brother plays and conducts, his daughter Alexa is a singer-songwriter and plays piano beautifully, and his two younger daughters (Della and Remy) are into music now too.

    • @elizabethwitt2621
      @elizabethwitt2621 7 місяців тому

      I was thinking the same. Wow! And Billy's father was gone most of his life from the time he was a young boy.

  • @Jamestele1
    @Jamestele1 Рік тому +11

    What a family. The roots are so musical. Billy's father was a brilliant business man, an incredibly great pianist; his younger brother is very famous if Europe as a classical pianist, and his beautiful daughter plays amazing piano, writes great music and sings really well. If I were a young single, man. Alexa Ray Joel would be my dream lady.

    • @FutureAbe
      @FutureAbe Рік тому

      by far the greatest family in the entire fucking world

  • @Luke-pd7xj
    @Luke-pd7xj 8 років тому +69

    What a great father- son moment ,can see where billy gets his amazing piano talent.

  • @CSavageSr
    @CSavageSr 10 років тому +42

    how insanely proud we're they both of each other...

  • @davidturk6301
    @davidturk6301 3 роки тому +24

    That’s respect!
    He could never give his dad a better gift.

  • @ignatiusjk
    @ignatiusjk 7 років тому +34

    WOW !!! Billy has his dad's eyes.

    • @mrsmacca126
      @mrsmacca126 6 років тому +7

      So does ALEXA!!!

    • @charlesfuentes3695
      @charlesfuentes3695 3 роки тому +3

      No he has his mother's eyes. "Rosalinda's Eyes" 👀

    • @groofoot
      @groofoot Рік тому +1

      When Helmut 'Howard' Joel was young, he was the spitting imagine of (what) Billy (would turn out to look like) ....

    • @elizabethwitt2621
      @elizabethwitt2621 7 місяців тому

      His youngest daughters have his eyes, as well.

  • @fucu41
    @fucu41 10 років тому +101

    Yup his father got musician mouth. classic moment

  • @russelljohnson6243
    @russelljohnson6243 Рік тому +7

    That was some kind'a cool! I almost cried! I wish my dad was still here... just one more hug.

  • @johncarver3839
    @johncarver3839 10 років тому +36

    Aw, damn, that's amazing. I'd never seen Billy's dad before.

    • @charlesfuentes3695
      @charlesfuentes3695 3 роки тому +3

      Have you ever met him? (Billy). One of the coolest human beings you can ever know. That is, next to "My old man... "

    • @sheilaseeber2007
      @sheilaseeber2007 3 роки тому +6

      @@charlesfuentes3695 I love that video where Billy Joel slammed on his brakes got out of his car and ran to a piano that someone left on the side of the road to throw away and Billy says man this is a perfectly good piano

  • @adoptdontshop4058
    @adoptdontshop4058 7 років тому +92

    Wow! As a lifelong Billy Joel fan, NY'er and haven't seen him perform countless times I'm truly tearing up with emotions at this historic performance. I just saw Billy at MSG and at one point he looked at the monitor and said, "Holy s**t! I look just like my old man!" It has so much more meaning to me now.

    • @kutzbill
      @kutzbill 7 років тому +13

      It is scary when you look in the mirror, and your Dad looks back at you.

    • @stoojinator
      @stoojinator 6 років тому +2

      I can't see why anyone would tear up over this. It was awesome, but hardly a tear jerking moment.

    • @aileenmascari3921
      @aileenmascari3921 6 років тому +3

      GitarStu, you possibly may lack the depth to appreciate a moment like this, no I am sorry, you do lack this, as your response was one of shallowness. It was a “jerk” moment for you.

    • @stoojinator
      @stoojinator 6 років тому +3

      @@aileenmascari3921 I appreciate it. I think it's awesome. But I can contain my emotions and enjoy it without having a blubber.

    • @volgawolfhounds741
      @volgawolfhounds741 5 років тому +3

      You are so fortunate to have been able to see him once let alone many times. I envy you. I have never seen him. He is quite literally the ONLY performer who would be able to get me to pay to see him nowadays. :) Cheers.

  • @Sweendogization
    @Sweendogization 4 роки тому +14

    The song is “I Got Rhythm” btw. Gershwin

  • @charlesfuentes3695
    @charlesfuentes3695 3 роки тому +6

    That was great, Billy & Dad, Howard... Who could ask for anything more. Regards to your Mom, Rosalinda, that's where you got your eyes from, right? Happy up coming Fathers day, too.

  • @alistercoote5055
    @alistercoote5055 7 років тому +35

    well, at least we know what Billy will look like when he gets that old.

    • @narrabeenstudent7027
      @narrabeenstudent7027 4 роки тому +7

      GerMart I think he looks nothing like him

    • @sheilaseeber2007
      @sheilaseeber2007 3 роки тому +4

      That's right I don't look anything like my mother did at my age I'm way way prettier

    • @letolethe3344
      @letolethe3344 3 роки тому

      @@sheilaseeber2007 But very vain, which is very unattractive.

    • @groofoot
      @groofoot 3 роки тому +1

      @@narrabeenstudent7027 I once saw a picture of Billy's parents, Helmut and Rose, at their wedding; Helmut, when he was young, looked Just like Billy ....

    • @kevinnelson66
      @kevinnelson66 8 місяців тому

      I look nothing like my dad. Then again, I was adopted.

  • @scubaX1972
    @scubaX1972 2 роки тому +2

    I will never forget this wonderful evening in Nuernberg. It was very personally. Can’t believe it’s been 27 years already

  • @Broblem12
    @Broblem12 6 років тому +12

    It was wonderful to see them play together. Touching.

  • @holladaycummings7884
    @holladaycummings7884 5 років тому +8

    Amazing, family means everything.

  • @bossleonie7658
    @bossleonie7658 3 роки тому +3

    Happy Father’s Day everyone

  • @ipsurvivor
    @ipsurvivor 7 років тому +20

    Daddy lays down some nice bass runs....

  • @anniecrestani1121
    @anniecrestani1121 3 місяці тому +1

    OMG just stumbled accross this how WONDERFUL baci x

  • @elizabethhernandez4533
    @elizabethhernandez4533 6 місяців тому +1

    Q belleza felicidades

  • @shawnphilips2503
    @shawnphilips2503 5 років тому +9

    Was this all about billy joel being heard playing the piano or his dad as the cameraman and spot light was zoomed in on billy joel I could hardly hear a note his father was playing as his son was hammering above him on the keys of his piano

    • @sheilaseeber2007
      @sheilaseeber2007 3 роки тому +1

      Well Billy is the famous one you know I think Billy Joel was just a very nice person too I really do

  • @roxxanedtroyt1744
    @roxxanedtroyt1744 9 років тому +8

    how wonderful!! and beautiful!! and he has it for all time,for him his children and grand children!!

  • @sharkbiteleft2651
    @sharkbiteleft2651 8 років тому +9

    Extremely cool.

  • @laverite1050
    @laverite1050 5 місяців тому

    That's amazing, full circle family history, that Joel played on the stage in Nuremberg with his father. Your father was an amazing man. He must have been very very smart and resourceful, as your mother.

  • @31Alden
    @31Alden Рік тому +1

    The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Mr. Howard Joel ❤

  • @lynettefrancis2940
    @lynettefrancis2940 5 років тому +2

    Such a lovely family

  • @DoctorBlankenstein
    @DoctorBlankenstein 11 років тому +15

    that's amazing! so cool to see the moment go down.. must have been a thrill for Billy!

  • @newdamage5945
    @newdamage5945 4 роки тому +4

    I always wondered about Howard Joel.

    • @groofoot
      @groofoot 3 роки тому +5

      I've always felt Helmut/Howard was extremely lucky that Billy forgave him for walking out on the family (when Billy was 8) and returning to Austria ... most people who had a parent walk out do NOT forgive the parent when they (the child) become an adult ...

  • @colleenokeefe5511
    @colleenokeefe5511 4 місяці тому

    Gifted

  • @paulinecharleston5447
    @paulinecharleston5447 4 роки тому +1

    How wonderful love love

  • @SHADOWGIRL1971
    @SHADOWGIRL1971 3 роки тому +2

    Those beautiful eyes run in the family.

    • @charlesfuentes3695
      @charlesfuentes3695 3 роки тому +1

      "Rosalinda's Eyes"

    • @chewie2055
      @chewie2055 3 роки тому +1

      His daughter has those eyes too

    • @SHADOWGIRL1971
      @SHADOWGIRL1971 3 роки тому

      @@chewie2055 Yes. I noticed that as well.

    • @chewie2055
      @chewie2055 3 роки тому

      @@SHADOWGIRL1971 actually all three of his kids look like him......rosalinda was his mom I believe

  • @waltgunchak1647
    @waltgunchak1647 4 роки тому +1

    Just WOW!

  • @MicheleMJJ
    @MicheleMJJ Рік тому

    I have never seen this. What a great performance of father and son. His dad should be so proud of him.😇😇

  • @shaunbat5097
    @shaunbat5097 2 роки тому

    Billy I just love him, this was great.
    He's fantastic!!

  • @dezistrada5349
    @dezistrada5349 5 років тому +1

    beautiful

  • @yoliehines4399
    @yoliehines4399 6 років тому +2

    Father and Son, blessings 🙏💙💙👍

  • @DarbyKern
    @DarbyKern 7 років тому +4

    Thanks for posting this. Great fun and a terrific moment by two talented men.

    • @Jamestele1
      @Jamestele1 Рік тому +1

      I hope their talent mended damaged relationships. Billy had to be hurt from his father leaving, but I think he understood that his dad was wrecked from the Nazi's, having his business stolen and given to a German family, etc. I know he has spoke of his dad a lot in recent years.

  • @1DayAtATime33
    @1DayAtATime33 4 роки тому +1

    Wow! ❤

  • @Mahjabiene
    @Mahjabiene 2 роки тому +1

    Really, I can cry when I see this! In the old home town, old nazi town he plays with his father who survived the Holocaust and which factory was sold for nothing. Such a great family! And such a great artist. As a Germsn I appreciate this so much and be so grateful. It’s so sad and also heart-warming and funny at the same time! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @tonybanning8848
    @tonybanning8848 6 років тому +1

    Love it

  • @1000wordsphoto
    @1000wordsphoto 5 років тому +3

    Wonderful moment. I wonder if his father playing inspired Billy or if he was forced to take lessons. Either way, my life has been blessed.

    • @PhilJonesIII
      @PhilJonesIII 5 років тому +5

      You can force a kid to play. You can never force them to play well. If they don't love it then it wont be happening.

    • @thelevisullivan
      @thelevisullivan 2 роки тому +2

      His mother is the one who had him take piano lessons.

    • @elizabethwitt2621
      @elizabethwitt2621 7 місяців тому +1

      I think it's genetics as they are all musical. Billy, his daughters, his dad, his half brother and his mom.

  • @PhilRounds
    @PhilRounds 3 роки тому

    Wow! I didn't know Billy's dad played too! Cool!

  • @ronroberts1281
    @ronroberts1281 6 років тому

    VERY NICE YOU BOTH.

  • @dangreen1565
    @dangreen1565 3 роки тому

    Tie tucked into the pants. I love it!!

  • @scottcrosby-art5490
    @scottcrosby-art5490 5 років тому

    Badass

  • @teresadalessio1
    @teresadalessio1 6 років тому +10

    All the biographies said that his dad deserted them (billy, siblings and mom) on long island and went back to Vienna Germany and they hadn't spoken since

    • @ironmandave3000
      @ironmandave3000 5 років тому +4

      Maybe they were written prior to this. This was 1995 in Nuremberg Germany. Maybe it was a family reunion?

    • @humanbeing1675
      @humanbeing1675 4 роки тому +2

      Vienna is in Austria

    • @jamishops
      @jamishops 4 роки тому +8

      Billy had someone look for his dad in the 70s and they reunited. He has said many times that his dad sent checks to his mom when he was younger, so not total abandonment. His dad went through a lot and may have had his own issues to deal with. Wearing an american uniform and being sent back to Germany as a combat soldier in WWII to shoot at the people you grew up with, marching through Nuremberg rounding up Germans and then Dachau would definitely change a person. If Billy can forgive him who am I to judge.

  • @VALLI02
    @VALLI02 4 роки тому

    Waouhhh

  • @nicolefortin4771
    @nicolefortin4771 6 років тому

    Amazing performance. Really great.

  • @ashleyhockenberry2187
    @ashleyhockenberry2187 2 роки тому

    A+

  • @geoffreysonnen3482
    @geoffreysonnen3482 6 років тому +2

    Wow, wonderful! And how cool is it for his father to play that well and to share that experience with his talented son! Question: I'm wondering about any other available Q&A shows on UA-cam, showing him in the states during that time? I have the autographed Kurzweil Mark 150 grand piano sitting in the room here that he played when he was at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, PA. I'd be ecstatic to find a clip showing him playing that!

    • @danielberger9435
      @danielberger9435 6 років тому +1

      I saw the Q&A at F&M.

    • @geoffreysonnen3482
      @geoffreysonnen3482 6 років тому

      @@danielberger9435 Do you know of anyone that videoed the performance, Daniel?

  • @janephillips3627
    @janephillips3627 3 роки тому +1

    It's so funny how kids inherit Talent.

  • @saffronskies333
    @saffronskies333 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤FAMILY❤❤❤❤❤

  • @angelacovo4835
    @angelacovo4835 7 років тому +1

    Thank you! Loved it!

  • @tylerokun8559
    @tylerokun8559 8 років тому +14

    GERSHWIN

  • @nanidogmomstevens6386
    @nanidogmomstevens6386 2 роки тому

    Just watched you with Alexa. Now your Dad. Talent abounds‼️Be blest☦️👩🏻‍🦳♥️ohio

  • @MapleSyrupPoet
    @MapleSyrupPoet 5 років тому +1

    In this Vincent...Vinnie...you have a friend 🍁...🎹🙋

  • @bonzodog67lizardking15
    @bonzodog67lizardking15 5 років тому +2

    Grumpy dad with an super talented puppy running circles around him!

  • @KenishaBarkley
    @KenishaBarkley 2 місяці тому

    👏👌🙌👏👏👏👏

  • @jewishsinger613
    @jewishsinger613 3 роки тому +2

    I never understood why he reconnected with his dad after he left the family to go back to Vienna. The guy left him without a trace for years!

    • @happy-xi4kq
      @happy-xi4kq Рік тому

      My dad did the same. It's hard to explain.

  • @cdhstarz
    @cdhstarz 6 років тому +1

    Is there a video of this complete show somewhere? I'd even rent or buy a copy.

  • @kevinbush4300
    @kevinbush4300 Рік тому

    1:42... oh, wow!
    The spitting image of each other!

  • @LeoHMIII
    @LeoHMIII 6 років тому

    Gaahhh!!! That was awesome!!!

  • @zapwatt
    @zapwatt 3 роки тому +2

    Revenge served ice cold if decades late.

  • @MrSmackdab
    @MrSmackdab 3 місяці тому

    gotta admire a man who tucks his tie into his pants

  • @PugetSoundFlyer
    @PugetSoundFlyer 7 місяців тому

    Jeebuz ...those last 2 chords!

  • @groofoot
    @groofoot 3 роки тому +3

    His father's real first name is Helmut ...

  • @robertoetojo5861
    @robertoetojo5861 2 роки тому

    Rag time. BLLY CAN PLAY RAG TIME BOOGIE AND JAZZ INCREDIBLE

  • @MrPrice2U
    @MrPrice2U 5 років тому +1

    It's "Nürnberg".

  • @johnvargo7338
    @johnvargo7338 6 років тому +1

    "Billy ask"?

  • @stevenbeasley3729
    @stevenbeasley3729 6 років тому

    What a charmed life.

    • @Sweendogization
      @Sweendogization 4 роки тому +1

      Steven Beasley no one has a charmed life. He worked his talent and had luck and misery. He was suicidal twice. No one has a happy life. They experience moments of joy. Some more than others. Sadly. And hopefully. Total paradox.

  • @Hitmonstahp
    @Hitmonstahp 6 років тому

    Can somebody please tell me the intro music? I can't think of what it is for the life of me.

    • @KanjiSuch
      @KanjiSuch 6 років тому +3

      It's Billy's song Vienna.

    • @Hitmonstahp
      @Hitmonstahp 6 років тому +1

      Sucharita Kanjilal I was thinking that was the case - couldn't place it with the rest of the song though. Thank you!

  • @johngranato2673
    @johngranato2673 2 роки тому

    He claimed his father disappeared when he was on 60 minutes Australia

  • @darbyyarn7510
    @darbyyarn7510 8 років тому +9

    What are they playing?????!!!!!!!!?!?!?!

    • @BillyWhizzle
      @BillyWhizzle 8 років тому +25

      I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin :D

    • @darbyyarn7510
      @darbyyarn7510 8 років тому +9

      +MrMillar27 thanks I thought no one would ever answer loll 👍✌

    • @mrsmacca126
      @mrsmacca126 6 років тому

      Happy Days Are Here Again

  • @patricemarie2960
    @patricemarie2960 6 років тому

    ....... NUREMBERG GERMANY? ...... HOW
    INTERESTING! .....

  • @Nachscrach
    @Nachscrach 2 роки тому

    Which song is this 😅?

  • @atuckertucker
    @atuckertucker Рік тому +1

    Hello we speak English in the United States of America.. not Mexican.

  • @nestorperez6125
    @nestorperez6125 6 років тому +5

    He had hair

  • @dallashoney6561
    @dallashoney6561 6 років тому

    Why did his dad leave him when he was younger?

    • @djtoman6875
      @djtoman6875 6 років тому +4

      He was more European than American, and apparently not the most enthusiastic father. After his divorce from Billy's mother he moved back to Vienna, where he died in 2011.

    • @jaredschroeder
      @jaredschroeder 5 років тому

      Dj Toman Vienna - nice segue way with what was playing at start of the video

  • @stevrgrs
    @stevrgrs 6 місяців тому

    You could see how much fun his dad was having ……NOT 😂

  • @billyfischer5968
    @billyfischer5968 6 років тому

    I’m friends with his sectarian and had lunch with him last year bottle of red bottle of white and bottle of roses instead

  • @jaimereynolds258
    @jaimereynolds258 6 років тому

    Love it