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CBS To Rebroadcast Billy Joel Concert After ‘Piano Man’ Debacle


It wasn’t exactly “Sing us a song, you’re the pi…,” but CBS sure started a fire among Billy Joel fans who watched the singer’s concert special on the network Sunday night waiting for the Piano Man‘s signature song. Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden special started a half-hour late Sunday evening […]

Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden special started a half-hour late Sunday evening due to the 2024 Masters Tournament coverage running overtime. When the network eventually cut off the concert at 11 pm across the eastern and central parts of the U.S. for local news, Joel was in the middle of his classic hit “Piano Man.” Barstool Sports, which shared a clip of the truncated song, wrote, “How do you cut a Billy Joel Concert in the Middle of Piano Man?

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