EP 159 - Concert Classics: Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY (December 11, 1977)
Glass Houses - A Billy Joel PodcastShow Notes
This week, we head back to December 11, 1977 as we dive into into an stellar soundboard recording / radio broadcast from The Stranger Tour at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in New York.
We are joined by our friend and fellow musician J. Tom Hnatow. Tom and his friends warmly welcomed us to Lexington Kentucky last year to emcee a tribute concert for their late friend and friend of the podcast, Robby Cosenza.
Listen to the concert here courtesy of Activer Music.
The Band:
Billy Joel - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Richie Cannata - Saxophone, Flute, Keyboard, Vocals
Doug Stegmeyer - Fender Bass, Vocals
Frank Vento - Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Liberty DeVitto - Drums
Steve Kahn - Guitar on "Get It Right The First Time"
Setlist:
1. The Stranger
2. Somewhere Along the Line
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Piano Man
5. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
6. Travelin' Prayer
7. Movin' Out (Anthony’s Song)
8. Still Crazy After All These Years
9. Just the Way You Are
10. Prelude / Angry Young Man
11. New York State of Mind
12. The Entertainer
13. Vienna
14. Root Beer Rag
15. She’s Always a Woman
16. I’ve Loved These Days
17. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
18. The Ballad of Billy the Kid
19. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
20. Captain Jack
21. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
22. Only the Good Die Young
23. Get It Right the First Time (with steve khan)
24. Souvenir
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