Billy Joel: Building the Bridge (1986)
In 1986, Billy Joel released the album titled The Bridge on July 29th on Columbia Records. Go behind the scenes with Billy and learn about the songwriting and recording process behind the album.
Top billed cast
Billy JoelSelf
Ray CharlesSelf
Cyndi LauperSelf
Steve WinwoodSelf
Liberty DeVittoSelf- Doug StegmeyerSelf
- Russell JavorsSelf
- David BrownSelf
Mark RiveraSelf
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