Billy Joel on the mend after double-hip replacement
Created: Nov 26, 2010 10:00 AM
(AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)On the mend: Billy Joel attends the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame awards gala in New York earlier this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is recovering from double hip-replacement surgery.Joel spokeswoman Claire Mercuri told People magazine on Wednesday that the 61-year-old pop star had both hips replaced last week to correct a congenital condition.She says Joel, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer responsible for such hits as "Piano Man," "Uptown Girl" and "New York State of Mind," is doing "extremely well."
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is recovering from double hip-replacement surgery.
Joel spokeswoman Claire Mercuri told People magazine on Wednesday that the 61-year-old pop star had both hips replaced last week to correct a congenital condition.
She says Joel, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer responsible for such hits as "Piano Man," "Uptown Girl" and "New York State of Mind," is doing "extremely well."
Joel toured this year and was recently promoting the documentary film "The Last Play at Shea." There's no word on when he plans to perform on stage again.
