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It’s still rock and roll to them.

Paul McCartney, Don Henley. Garth Brooks, Pink and AC/DC singer Brian Johnson helped Billy Joel celebrate his 70th birthday at Madison Square Garden Friday.

While those rockers all sent the Piano Man birthday wishes via satellite, guitar wiz Peter Frampton — currently on his farewell tour — stopped in for a live performance and gave Joel a “talk box” like the one the “Show Me the Way” singer famously uses to get unique sounds out of his instrument.

According to Rolling Stone, Joel gave the 20,000 fans in attendance a night to remember with a two-and-a-half hour set that ended with “Uptown Girl” and “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” then finally, “You May Be Right,” for which Frampton returned to the stage.

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The most sentimental appearances of Joel’s big night included a duet of “New York State of Mind” with his 33-year-old daughter Alexa and a solo of “Happy Birthday,” courtesy of the 5-time Grammy winner’s 3-year-old daughter Della Rose.

Only Garth Brooks, McCartney’s band The Beatles, Henley’s group the Eagles and Elvis Presley and Led Zeppelin have more certified top 100 albums than Joel.

Source: Billy Joel’s 70th birthday celebration was one for the ages – New York Daily News