Liberace (pronounced Liber-ah-chee) is a piano player who dropped his given names because “Paderewski did not achieve worldwide fame until after he dropped his.”* The trick took: at 33, Milwaukee-born ...

There is no denying that Billy Joel is one of the most successful musicians of the 21st century. Now, you may not like his stuff, but you can’t disagree with the man’s three No. 1 hits, four No. 1 ...