Died in 2001.
Putting truth to the saying "only the good die young". Yes, Billy Joel is still alive, he has his own channel on Sirius. So does Tom Petty, but he's dead. But, they found 3 of his recorded shows that hadn't aired, so they're having a little "special" this weekend. Ch 31 (this is what most of the commercials on my satellite radio tell me).