Where and when was Billy Joel born?
Born in the Bronx, New York, Joel was raised in Hicksville, New York. His father Howard was originally from Germany where his father (Billy Joel’s grandfather) Karl Amson Joel had owned the fourth-largest mail order company in Germany before being dispossessed by the Nazis. His mother, Rosalind Nyman, was born in England, to a Jewish family. His parents later divorced, and his father moved back to Vienna, Austria.
Orchid700, Shame on you! You have smeared a beautiful man’s name. The man you speak of was Billy Joel’s ex-wife’s brother, Frank WEBER. I hope my friend never sees your post; he really should sue your butt. Read this: Joel fired his longtime manager and former brother-in-law Frank Weber in August of 1989, after an audit revealed that there were major discrepancies in Weber’s accounting. Following Weber’s dismissal, Joel sued Weber for 90 million dollars, claiming fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Immediately after filing suit, Joel was hospitalized with kidney stones. All of this turmoil didn’t prevent the release of his 12th studio album, Storm Front, in the fall of 1989.
