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This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.
Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-26 · 25 entries checked · 6 flagged · 15 issues confirmed · 6 corrected · 9 still open
Liberty DeVitto — DeVitto was born on August 8, 1950, but his actual birth year is 1952 (August 8, 1952).
Liberty DeVitto — The claim that he was dismissed from the band in 2005 prior to the 2006 tour is incorrect; he was dismissed in 2005, but the tour in question was the 2005 tour (not 2006), and his last performance with Joel was in 2005.
Greatest Hits Live Tour — Schuyler Deale was not a member of Billy Joel's band during the 1987 Greatest Hits Live Tour; the bassist at that time was Doug Stegmeyer.
Greatest Hits Live Tour — The claim that there were 'no documented solo piano performances' is incorrect; Billy Joel did perform solo piano segments during this tour, including at least one documented solo performance of 'She's Got a Way' and other songs.
Piano Man — The character 'John' in the lyrics is not based on a real person named John who was a friend of Joel's; Joel has stated that 'John' is a fictional composite character, not a specific real individual.
The Stranger — The album itself did not win any Grammy Awards; the two Grammys were awarded for the single 'Just the Way You Are'.
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant — The entry states the song 'opens with six distinct sections,' but the song is widely known to have five distinct sections.
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant — The entry claims the song 'was not released as a commercial single in the United States,' but it was never released as a single at all in the U.S. (not even as a B-side). The phrasing is misleading.
Leningrad — The LORE section states Viktor's wife 'died in a war (likely World War II)', but the song's context indicates Viktor was a child during WWII, so his wife's death would not be in that war; the song does not specify which war, making the 'likely World War II' at
Leningrad — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section says 'The city's name change from Leningrad back to St. Petersburg occurred shortly after the song's release' — the renaming happened in 1991, two years after the 1989 release, which is not 'shortly after' in a precise sense and is m
Lionel Richie — [phantom sweep] meta-commentary published as content; rewrite source-grounded
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