Billy Joel has a new song coming next week. Before it arrives, revisit “The Stranger” and tracks by Juelz Santana, Dick Hyman and more. By Lindsay Zoladz When Billy Joel was working on what would ...

Composed for orchestra, The Penny Whistle Song was completed on June 3, 1951. It is 2 minutes and 45 seconds long. It was first performed when recorded by the composer on June 28, 1951, in analog mono ...

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Sometimes, it’s simplicity that counts most. When it comes to music, there are plenty of people who know how to write elaborate, lush, or even dense compositions. But sometimes all that you crave as a ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

In many ways, the 1990s were a decade of experimentation. When it came to music, genres blended everywhere you looked. All of a sudden, rock tracks had DJs scratching and rappers rapping. Pop songs ...

When The New York Times pop music critic Lindsay Zoladz heard that Billy Joel was releasing a new single, it prompted her to return to some of his back catalog, including the 1977 album “The Stranger, ...