When Billy Joel met 'The Stranger'

Courtesy CNN.com - Entertainment  Tue, 07/08/2008 - 07:30

You might not have wanted to bet on Billy Joel in the summer of 1977. He was the classic musician who was full of potential but hadn't delivered the hit singles or top-notch album expected of him.

But then came "The Stranger."


 

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