Some songs and musicians have the ability to transcend generations, and relate to people of all ages.
Take Elton John, for instance. Older generations may have long followed his decades-spanning music career that started in the early 1970s, while younger generations may have stumbled across his music through his modern-day collaborations with popular musicians like Dua Lipa and Britney Spears.
Musician and Penn Manor High School grad Ali Murphy says that Billy Joel is one of those kinds of musicians. Murphy was a classically trained pianist, but when she was ready to apply her skills to modern music, Joel was one of the first artists she gravitated toward…