Jon Small, Director and Early Billy Joel Collaborator, Dies at 79 — SkimNews
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- Jon Small, an early Billy Joel collaborator who played in two bands with Joel before Joel became famous, died at 79.
- Small and Joel briefly fell out over Joel's affair with Small's wife, after which Small built a career directing music videos and concert films.
Why it matters: Small's death closes a chapter on the collaborators who shaped Joel's pre-fame sound, and the personal rift — Joel's affair with Small's wife — offers a window into a turbulent stretch of Joel's early career that his public story rarely surfaces.
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