EP 011 - Concert Classics: Live At C.W. Post, 1977

07/07/20 • 60 min

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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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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Email us: [email protected]

Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast on the web / social media:

Website: http://www.glasshousespod.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glasshousespodcast/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glasshousespod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/glasshousespod

Support the podcast:

Paypal: https://paypal.me/glasshousespod
Venmo: @MGrosvenor

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EP 010 - Doug Stegmeyer (with special guests)

On this episode, Michael & Jack celebrate the life and music of Billy Joel bassist Doug Stegmeyer. Known as The Sergeant, Doug played bass in the Billy Joel band from 1975 which he joined for the Streetlife Serenader tour and continued on through the end of The Bridge Tour in 1988.

We discuss many of the facets that made Doug so special and integral to the magic of Billy's recordings.

We also are joined by 5 special guests with unique connections to Doug:

Mike DelGuidice - Guitar and vocals in the Billy Joel band and frontman for tribute band Big Shot. Mike also worked with Doug extensively in the early 1990s.
Malcolm Gold - Bassist for The Lords of 52nd Street and the Movin' Out touring band. Malcolm also often plays Doug's basses during Lords shows.
Sue Stegmeyer & Kevin Ege - Doug's sister and her husband.
Andy Gilmartin - A friend of Doug's when Andy was a teenager, Andy spearheaded getting Doug, Liberty DeVitto, Richie Cannata & Russell Javors inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Andy now is the manager for The Lords of 52nd Street.

For context, here are the albums Doug performed on: Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, Songs In The Attic, The Nylon Curtain, An Innocent Man, Greatest Hits Vol. I & II, The Bridge, KOHUEPT, Greatest Hits Vol. III.

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Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast on the web / social media:

Website: http://www.glasshousespod.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glasshousespodcast/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glasshousespod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/glasshousespod

Support the podcast:

Paypal: https://paypal.me/glasshousespod
Venmo: @MGrosvenor

Produced by Michael Grosvenor & Jack Firneno for Groove Music Marketing

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Next Episode

EP 012 - In Conversation with drummer Liberty DeVitto

Liberty DeVitto is the drummer that Billy Joel chose to record those unforgettable albums and memorable tours between 1975 and 2005. Michael & Jack discuss his brand new autobiography Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness which is out now from Hudson Music.

Join us for a special candid conversation with Liberty DeVitto as he discusses the book and much more.

In this episode, Michael & Jack also share their thoughts after reading the book which chronicles Liberty's family history, as well has his personal life and playing career. Early announcements promised two things: A foreword by Billy Joel and Liberty discussing every song they recorded together. This book delivers on that and so much more.

Among the great stories, we also learn the news of the long-overdue reconciliation between Liberty and Billy and the reclamation of this great friendship.

Order Liberty's new book: Hudson Music | Amazon

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