Billy Joel used this stage name in the early 1970s.
- Bill Martin
- Joel Mann
- Marty Mann
- Will Michaels
Bill Martin. Born William Martin Joel, in 1972 he worked at a piano bar as “Bill Martin” where he composed his classic song “Piano Man” about the bar’s customers.
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