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

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:

1. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
2. Somewhere Along the Line
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Piano Man
5. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
6. James
7. Prelude/Angry Young Man
8. New York State of Mind
9. Travelin' Prayer
10. Just the Way You Are
11. The Entertainer
12. You're My Home
13. Root Beer Rag
14. She's Got a Way
15. The Ballad of Billy the Kid
16. I've Loved These Days
17. Captain Jack
18. Worse Comes to Worst
19. Ain't No Crime
20. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
21. Weekend Song
22. Souvenir

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