York College of PA to Host Longtime Billy Joel Drummer Liberty DeVitto

Liberty DeVitto, best known as Billy Joel’s longtime drummer, will visit York College of Pennsylvania for its ongoing music industry series. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10, in DeMeester Recital Hall, Wolf Hall.

DeVitto has also appeared as a session drummer on recordings for a variety of other artists, including Meat Loaf, Carly Simon, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wakeman, Mick Jones, and Karen Carpenter. Born in New York City, he taught himself to play the drums after seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964.