David Rosenthal, Billy Joel / Rainbow / Robert Palmer / Enrique Iglesias (Part 1)

In this first of two parts (Part 2 is here), David Rosenthal joins us to talk about his amazing career, including nearly 30 years as Billy Joel’s keyboard player. As you’ll hear, that’s only one aspect of what continues to be an amazing career in music. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   2022 and continuation of Billy Joel’s amazing residency at Madison Square Garden Having nearly 90 songs ready to go on a keyboard rig Billy Joel’s You May Be Right  / Led Zep Rock and Roll combo Billy Joels’ River of Dreams / Dancing in the Street combo The experience of playing 110 times (and counting) at Madison Square Garden Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen: Tenth Avenue Freeze Out and Born to Run Billy Joel and Tony Bennett – New York State of Mind Billy Joel and Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69 Billy Joel and Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium – Let It Be The secrets to success of being Billy Joel’s keyboard player for nearly 30 years 56 shows in 56 nights in 56 cities with Robert Palmer Discussion of David’s A, B and C keyboard rigs David’s dual career as synth programmer and rig designer Setting up Roy Bittan and Charlie Giordano’s re-designed E-Street Band rigs Don’t forget to click on any of the subscribe links to automatically have each episode download, or just click play on the player above to listen right here. We’re always keen to hear from you: drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn . We also have a listener survey that helps us improve the show, it only takes 90 seconds. If you’re a keyboard player, we also have a regular email newsletter with interesting news from the industry just for you. To help us keep the podcast running like a finely oiled machine, we do have a Patreon account if you’d like to contribute the cost of a small cup of coffee a month and receive b...

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Keyboard players from all genres talk about their careers and share insights for the rest of us. Whether you’re a weekend warrior in a covers band or a successful act on the international tour circuit, we’ll try and keep you entertained with the latest and greatest keyboard players talk. Both show hosts are players themselves, so we try to keep it relevant and fun.