Billy Joel / Johnny Almond / Buzzy Linhart

Old School Jan 24, 2022

This was the best concert I ever attended. At this point, Billy only had three albums released: Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man and Streetlife Serenade. He refused to play anything from Cold Spring Harbor, but he played every song from the other two. The part I recall the most is when after, I believe, the fourth encore, he came out, went up to the microphone, and said, “I’ve played them all, there’s nothing left.” However, the crowd was still yelling and applauding, so he just threw up his hands, said, “All right,” and played Root Beer Rag a second time. When he finished, he said something to the effect of “Thank you, but that’s it!”. What a terrific concert!