Singer Billy Joel and Kate Lee hold hands at their wedding at Joel's home in Centre Island, New York, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray, far left, and an unidentified guest, are also seen.
Posted on 10/04/2004 7:21:54 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
CENTRE ISLAND, N.Y. - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel (news) married his fiancee, 23-year-old Kate Lee, in a ceremony Saturday at his Long Island mansion, his record label said. Joel, 55, wed Lee in a sunset wedding at his waterfront home, Newsday reported in its online editions. Columbia Records, Joel's label, announced the marriage Saturday night. A spokeswoman for Joel could not immediately be reached for comment.
Joel, who was previously married twice, including to supermodel Christie Brinkley, has had more than two dozen Top 10 hits, including his signature song "Piano Man," which was released in 1973 and became a hit the next year.
Last month, Joel's star was placed on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Pantages Theatre, where the Tony Award-winning musical based on his songs, "Movin' Out," is playing through Oct. 31. He is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Lee, a native of Huntington, W.Va., recently graduated from Ohio's Miami University and works as a restaurant correspondent for the PBS show "George Hirsch: Living It Up!" She and Joel began dating last year, according to Newsday.
Singer Billy Joel and Kate Lee hold hands at their wedding at Joel's home in Centre Island, New York, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray, far left, and an unidentified guest, are also seen.
I hope she has a driver's license.
LOL--I was thinking the same thing. His wife will always be known as the "designated driver."
Every other year or so he flips his car, drives through someone's house, gets picked up for speeding drunk, etc.
She probably figures his luck can't hold out forever.
Probably a good investment on her part.
Her momma didn't raise any dummies. He however, should be horsewhipped.
Is his daughter older than his wife?
Pretty dress...
Isn't his daughter 23?
And where did all his hair go!!!
Me too, she probably does have a drivers license.
Not quite, but disturbingly close.
Seems appropriate.
Those who marry for money, earn every penny.
Ask John Kerry.
No, his daughter I believe is 19.
I was close! ;)
Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley, born December 29, 1985.
Yeah that happens all the time. Lots of hot 20 year olds marry guys in their 50's here. Hell sometimes even in their 60's. Older men want to find a hot babe? Go to a nursing home!
Any bets as to how long this lasts ? I say two years.
Only the good die young
Come out virginia, don’t let me wait
You catholic girls start much too late
Aw but sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one
They showed you a statue, told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
But they never told you the price that you pay
For things that you might have done.....
Only the good die young
Thats what I said
Only the good die young x2
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd
We ain’t too pretty we ain’t too proud
We might be laughing a bit too loud
Aw but that never hurt no one
Come on virginia show me a sign
Send up a signal I’ll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you’re hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Darlin’ only the good die young
(woah x5 )
I tell ya
Only the good die young x2
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
You got a brand new soul
Mmmm, and a cross of gold
But virginia they didn’t give you quite enough information
You didn’t count on me
When you were counting on your rosary
(oh woah woah)
They say there’s a heaven for those who will wait
Some say it’s better but I say it ain’t
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...
You know that only the good die young
Oh woah baby
I tell ya
Only the good die young, x2
(just music here, saxaphone? )
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
Aww she never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me? oh woah woah
Come out come out virgina don’t let me wait,
The catholic girls start much too late
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one,
U know that only the good die young
Im telling u baby
Only the good die young x2
Only the gooooooooooooooood
Only the good die young
Only the gooooooooooooooood
Only the good die young
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooo oooooooooo...
But it is still pretty symbolic.
Having said that, he is undoubtedly a liberal putz, right? So I guess I have to denigrate him somehow....
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