Alexa Ray Joel

Joel, immortalized in her father’s hit song, “The Downeaster Alexa,” has said that by age 15, she was finishing complete songs and complementing those songs with piano accompaniment and poetry. She is now known for her melodic song writing and has noted that her musical upbringing with her father gave her a “unique inside-peek into the songwriting process.” She adds, “It's no wonder I write music in the same way [my father] does: melody first, and lyrics second.” In June this year, Joel performed with her father a duet of his hit, “Baby Grand” at his 53rd consecutive monthly residency at Madison Square Garden and again in December, when they performed “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.”