<p>An audience&nbsp;of 19,000 adoring fans celebrated Billy Joel&#39;s&nbsp;75th birthday at his&nbsp;Madison Square Garden show Thursday night.</p>


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Billy Joel celebrates his 75th birthday with MSG concert

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