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Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
BJ
William M. Joel
Walking
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Leary
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Night
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Tender
Bars
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