“The king is gone, but he still lives on, Deep in the heart of the people.” —Bobby Charles, “Last Train to Memphis Name a bigger icon than Elvis Presley. The late composer Leonard Bernstein nailed it when he said, “Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century.” His impact
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It’s the on going series “It’s Still Billy Joel to Me” within the show where we review all of the studio albums of singer-songwriter-pianist Billy Joel. We do this in chronological order. This is It’s Still Billy Joel to Me, Vol 4: “Turnstiles.” Co-reviewers Jason Burge and Paul Leslie discuss an album much