374 reviews of the blvd temp.
The executive room piano bar on wilshire boulevard.
While in california he did a six month gig in the executive room piano bar on wilshire boulevard near western.
It all started on wilshire boulevard 1972.
Our menu choices were passover friendly.
In 31 reviews i prefer to stay in the wilshire wing the old building where the rooms tend to be larger than a standard room in the beverly wing.
The executive room bar in los angeles where billy joel played for 6 months in 1972 located at 3953 wilshire boulevard.
He had worked at the less than high end establishment for about six months after ending a mediocre tour that brought him little fame.
William martin joel born may 9 1949 is an american singer songwriter composer and pianist.
It s the perfect spot to relax and look out over beverly hills or to spend a romantic night out on the town.
It was there he composed his signature hit piano man about the various patrons of the lounge.
Joel has stated that all of the characters depicted in the song were based on real people.
Joel gigged locally in new york city in the fall of 1971 and moved out to los angeles early in 1972 adopting the stage name bill martin.
A little piece of la music trivia.
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.
Blvd restaurant in the hotel is classy great ambiance great food wonderful music and great looking people.
Closed another good place to eat on the company dime.
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.
Kobe beef sliders sans bun yellow tomato caprese and.
The picture was taken in 1978 several years before the building was demolished.
The blvd lounge features lush sofas and a magnificent 18 foot illuminated onyx bar.
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.
Billy joel was playing gigs at the executive room a sub par piano bar in los angeles under the stage name bill martin.
The characters from his song piano man are based on the customers and staff at the bar.
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