Billy Joel dons Star of David jacket during NYC show encore
Posted Aug 22, 2017 02:08:24 PM.
Last Updated Aug 23, 2017 08:20:10 AM.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Billy Joel wore a bright yellow Star of David on his black suit during an encore at Madison Square Garden.
Monday’s performance by “The Piano Man” came more than a week after a rally by neo-Nazis and other groups in Charlottesville, Virginia, ended in deadly violence against counterprotesters.
When asked about Joel’s attire, his spokeswoman on Tuesday quoted Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Joel joined with Patty Smyth on stage in taking a swipe at President Donald Trump’s administration. Photos of fired officials appeared on screen as Smyth sang her hit, “Goodbye to You.”
Joel’s ex-wife Christie Brinkley and their daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, attended the concert. Many of his relatives died in the Holocaust.
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This story has been corrected to show that the singer with Billy Joel was Patty Smyth, not Patti Smith.
