The Executive Room Piano Bar On Wilshire Boulevard

Billy joel was playing gigs at the executive room a sub par piano bar in los angeles under the stage name bill martin.

The executive room piano bar on wilshire boulevard.

Closed another good place to eat on the company dime. The blvd lounge features lush sofas and a magnificent 18 foot illuminated onyx bar. A little piece of la music trivia. Joel played there for about 6 months in 1972 under the name bill martin.

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. Commonly nicknamed the piano man he has been making music since the 1960s. While in california he did a six month gig in the executive room piano bar on wilshire boulevard near western. Take your pick from our selection of innovative craft cocktails.

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. Our menu choices were passover friendly. In 5 reviews. Blvd restaurant in the hotel is classy great ambiance great food wonderful music and great looking people.

Joel has stated that all of the characters depicted in the song were based on real people. Kobe beef sliders sans bun yellow tomato caprese and. It s the perfect spot to relax and look out over beverly hills or to spend a romantic night out on the town. William martin joel born may 9 1949 is an american singer songwriter composer and pianist.

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. 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. He had worked at the less than high end establishment for about six months after ending a mediocre tour that brought him little fame.

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. 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. 374 reviews of the blvd temp. The characters from his song piano man are based on the customers and staff at the bar.