The Executive Room Piano Bar On Wilshire Boulevard

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The executive room piano bar on wilshire boulevard.

A little piece of la music trivia. It was there he composed his signature hit piano man about the various patrons of the lounge. The picture was taken in 1978 several years before the building was demolished. Take your pick from our selection of innovative craft cocktails.

Piano man is a fictionalized retelling of joel s experience as a piano lounge singer for six months in 1972 at the now defunct executive room bar in los angeles located near the intersection of wilshire boulevard and western avenue. Commonly nicknamed the piano man he has been making music since the 1960s. Thanks boss located in the beverly wilshire formerly the regent beverly wilshire this would be the perfect place to have a cocktail and some snacks from the bar menu after a long day of shopping on rodeo. After the failure of his first album a disheartened billy moved to los angeles where he got a job playing piano at the executive room on wilshire boulevard using the stage name bill martin.

Joel has stated that all of the characters depicted in the song were based on real people. Blvd restaurant in the hotel is classy great ambiance great food wonderful music and great looking people. Joel played there for about 6 months in 1972 under the name bill martin. Our menu choices were passover friendly.

William martin joel born may 9 1949 is an american singer songwriter composer and pianist. It all started on wilshire boulevard 1972. Although billy joel is from long island new york his inspiration for writing the song piano man his first major hit came from his experiences playing at the executive room a piano bar near wilshire western in los angeles in the early 1970 s. He had worked at the less than high end establishment for about six months after ending a mediocre tour that brought him little fame.

In 5 reviews. The characters from his song piano man are based on the customers and staff at the bar. Billy joel was playing gigs at the executive room a sub par piano bar in los angeles under the stage name bill martin. The blvd lounge features lush sofas and a magnificent 18 foot illuminated onyx bar.

The executive room bar in los angeles where billy joel played for 6 months in 1972 located at 3953 wilshire boulevard. While in california he did a six month gig in the executive room piano bar on wilshire boulevard near western. 374 reviews of the blvd temp. Closed another good place to eat on the company dime.