Michael & Jack take their first dip into a classic Billy Joel concert from the past. They discuss the famed C.W. Post College concert recorded in Greenvale, NY on May 6, 1977. This concert was also broadcast live in New York and Philadelphia as Billy and the band tear through some classics and road test two brand new songs that would be recorded for The Stranger soon after.
Date: May 6, 1977
City/State: Greenvale, NY
Venue: Dome Auditorium at C.W. Post College
The band:
- Billy Joel – Vocals, Piano, Moog Synthesizer
- Liberty DeVitto – Drums
- Doug Stegmeyer – Bass, Vocals
- Richie Cannata – Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Keyboards
- Howard Emerson – Guitar
The Setlist:
- Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
- Somewhere Along the Line
- Summer, Highland Falls
- Piano Man
- Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
- James
- Prelude/Angry Young Man
- New York State of Mind
- Travelin’ Prayer
- Just the Way You Are
- The Entertainer
- You’re My Home
- Root Beer Rag
- She’s Got a Way
- The Ballad of Billy the Kid
- I’ve Loved These Days
- Captain Jack
- Worse Comes to Worst
- Ain’t No Crime
- Say Goodbye to Hollywood
- Weekend Song
- Souvenir
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