ABRAHAM: Even Billy Joel agreed when the song came out back in 1982 it's not about Allentown specifically but a state of mind. We're not moving out or giving up, he said. We're going to try.

Billy Joel plays at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem on Dec. 27, 1982, a few months after "Allentown" was released on the album "The Nylon Curtain." The Bethlehem Globe-Times reported the Lehigh Valley ...

Black tie events are not my favorite. I usually prefer a special event on my sofa at home in jeans and a T-shirt with a book or a ball game. But this was a good one: the 90th Anniversary Gala for t… ...

The "Piano Man" himself, Billy Joel, is performing July 9, 2016, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Joel has already performed "Allentown" on previous tour stops, so chances are it's going to ...

Billy Joel had a hit with "Allentown" in 1982 and helped put the city on the map for music fans.But more than 40 years later, the mayor of the eastern Pennsylvania city said he could do without ...

Billy Joel released 'Allentown,' the gold-selling Top 20 second single from 'The Nylon Curtain,' in November 1982. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: Ghost Phone Ban; ...

Singer-songwriter Billy Joel talked with The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., on Monday, the 25th anniversary of the release of Joel’s “Allentown” as a single. He will appear Satur… ...

Singer Billy Joel is shown in concert on Oct. 1987. When Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk walked into his surprise birthday party at City Hall, his staff surprised him with a singalong to a song he ...

Behind the Song: Billy Joel, “Allentown ... Yet you would be hard-pressed to find a song that addressed the plight of the put-upon laborer better than “Allentown,” Joel’s Top 20 hit from 1982.

Billy Joel may not play the Lehigh Valley these days. But he still sings about Allentown. It’s no surprise. The Piano Man’s documented ties to the region run deep. A late 1973 show at The Roxy ...

Forty years ago, Billy Joel's hit song "Allentown" fell off the charts after almost five months on the Billboard 100, and it left a legacy. The city of Allentown, Pa., became a symbol of the Rust ...