If we had to list all the perfect evenings in the history of Summerfest, the one where Billy Joel, the piano man himself, came out to sing all the hits in his set, in 2014, would find a place on the list.
It was the first time in his life that he had given a concert in Quebec. The weather was mild, the moon was full and bright, and the audience was captivated and enthusiastic.
Everything was fine, except for one detail, which the media learned about a few days later.
Instead of staying a few days in Quebec to enjoy the city, as he had planned, the New York star made only a round trip because his mother, Rosalind, was living her last hours. She eventually died two days after the show on the Plains, at the age of 92.
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Despite everything, Billy Joel, who was 65 at the time, delivered the goods like a true professional in front of tens of thousands of people gathered in front of him.
The piano man, backed by a band of seasoned musicians, began the evening with an inspiring classical first piece. my lifesucculent appetizers from a menu that would have been huge.
Artist, New York State of Mind, Scenes from an Italian RestaurantThink of one of Billy Joel's many songs and there's a good chance you'll hear it on the plains.
It is true that he did not do so. honesty And As youBut it is forbidden to complain on a full stomach.
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Both the audience and the artist had a great time. Billy Joel even said, as he surveyed the festival-goers and the flashing red lights of the defunct macarons, “I’ve been doing this damn thing for 50 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever been here.”
Taking a vacation from the plains for the first time after a piano man To give me chills, as everyone sang in chorus.
When he resurfaced, Billy Joel turned into a jukebox of the 70s and 80s. We heard one after the other. We didn't start a fire, uptown girl, it's still rock 'n' roll to me, big shot, you might be right And Only the good die young.
The plains were filled.
