William Joseph Martin -Billy- Joel (born May 9; 1949) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song; -Piano Man-; in 1973. According to the RIAA; he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States.Joel had Top 10 hits in the -70s; -80s; and -90s; is a six-time Grammy Award winner; and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter-s Hall of Fame (Class of 1992); the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999); and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006). Joel -retired- from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour. "Honesty" is a song by Billy Joel released in 1979 as the third single from his album 52nd Street.
The song reached #24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's third consecutive top 40 hit.
Destiny's Child covered the song on their EP Love: Destiny.
The band Rush alludes to this song on their track The Spirit of Radio. Vocalist Geddy Lee sings the lyric "Of your honesty, yeah your honesty" in a New York accent, referencing Joel's strong New York roots.William Joseph Martin -Billy- Joel (born May 9; 1949) is an.