Article: Joel starts fire at Mohegan Sun.(Arts and Lifestyle)

Byline: CHRISTOPHER JOHN TREACY

BILLY JOEL

At Mohegan SunArena, Uncasville, Conn., Friday night. Continues tonight, Thursday, Saturday; June 13, 15, 26 and 28; and July 3 and 5.

As American singer/songwriters go, few have had careers as enduring and endearing as Billy Joel. There's a reason for that: few have earned it like he has.

Sure, the 59-year-old New York icon has hit some personal lows in the latter half of his 40-year-plus musical stint ... so what? Besides a few forgivable missteps, his catalogue is one of astounding consistency - which was glaringly evident during the first of 10 shows at Mohegan Sun Friday night.

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