<Li> Liberty DeVitto--drums </Li> <Li> Doug Stegmeyer--bass </Li> <P> Since Joel first recorded and released the song in 1976, it has become a pop standard that has been covered by numerous artists, including Barbra Streisand, Lea Michele and Melissa Benoist, Joanna Wang, Elton John, Ramin Karimloo, Shirley Bassey, Oleta Adams, Carmen McRae, Mark - Almond, Diane Schuur, Ben Sidran, Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra Jr., Adam Pascal, and Tony Bennett . </P> <P> Bennett and Joel recorded a duet of the song for Bennett's 2001 album Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues and received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2002 Grammy Awards . The two performed the song on the award telecast that night . They performed the song again at Shea Stadium during Joel's concert in 2008 to commemorate the closing of the stadium . </P>

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