June 17, 2011 - Garth Brooks and Leon Russell were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night (6/16) during an awards ceremony in New York City. Additional inductees included John Bettis, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly, and Allen Toussaint. Special awards were presented to Barry Mann and Cynthia Well, Drake, Chaka Khan, Ervin Drake and Hal David.
February 11, 2011 - It all started when Elton John made some less-than-flattering comments in Rolling Stone about friend and frequent touring partner Billy Joel.
March 2, 2010 - Billy Joel recently told Rolling Stone that he did not pull the plug on a summer tour with Elton John, contrary to reports that stemmed from a Chicago Tribune article. He said he never planned to tour this year and there were no confirmed bookings for the duo's Face to Face outing.
February 22, 2010 - Elton John and Billy Joel have canceled the summer leg of their joint tour because the Piano Man wants to take some time off. John told The Chicago Tribune that Joel has decided to take a year off, forcing the cancellation of their scheduled outing.
February 12, 2010 - Elton John and Billy Joel, as well as the Dave Matthews Band, are expected to perform this summer at Chicago's Wrigley Field despite concerns expressed by the Lake View neighborhood in past years, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
December 3, 2009 - Billy Joel and Elton John have once again reshuffled dates on the current leg of their Face 2 Face tour, with the pair moving a number of shows scheduled for this month to early next year.
November 17, 2009 - Following a spate of cancellations due to Elton John's recent illness, the Face 2 Face tour has again been sidelined, this time due to Billy Joel's health.
November 2, 2009 - Elton John's bout with flu and infection have caused the singer to postpone a few upcoming dates on the most recent leg of his continuing Face 2 Face trek with Billy Joel.
October 22, 2009 - Elton John and Billy Joel have lined up another run of arena dates as part of their ongoing "Face 2 Face" series of co-headlining concerts.
Garth Brooks and Leon Russell were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night (6/16) during an awards ceremony in New York City. Additional inductees included John Bettis, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly, and Allen Toussaint. Special awards were presented to Barry Mann and Cynthia Well, Drake, Chaka Khan, Ervin Drake and Hal David.
It all started when Elton John made some less-than-flattering comments in Rolling Stone about friend and frequent touring partner Billy Joel.
