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>> absolutely. >> and here you are at age 20. ♪ before you ask some girl for her hand now ♪ ♪ keep your freedom for as long as you can now ♪ ♪ my mama told me you better shop around ♪ ♪ oh yeah you better shop around ♪ >> oh, boy. that brought back some memories. >> so you write the song, "you better shop around." in half an hour it sells 1 million records. you're 20 years old. do you think to yourself, man, this is going to be easy? >> when i was growing up, there were so many groups in our neighborhood. all the groups talked about, "one day we're going to make a record." that...

That brought back some memories. >> so you write the song, "you better shop around." in half an hour it sells 1 million records. you're 20 years old. do you think to yourself, man, this is going to be easy? >> when i was growing up, there were so many groups in our neighborhood. all the groups talked about, "one day we're going to make a record." that's mainly what i was thinking about, we're making records. i wasn't thinking about getting paid or any of that. i was thinking about, hey, i'm finally making a record, we're making records. and that was our primary goal. so i was very excited abou...

And that house -- we lived in the hood, which was one street over. it was amazing situation, but anyway, we go there. and when we go inside, we're looking all around. and i hear music coming from a room. and i hear the piano being played. and i hear this young voice singing "amazing grace." and really singing and playing "amazing grace." so i peek in and see who it was. it was aretha. she was about she could play the piano like that and sing like that. so that's when i met her. that's how i met her. >> you also met diana ross who lived in your neighborhood when i think you were 12. >> four doo...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> in a sense, you're marrying two of the most iconic things in the african american culture. >> reporter: that's right. >> the gospel music, the gospel church, and h.b.c.u. bands. perfect marriage. >> reporter: this was the moment the t.s.u. band submitted the music for grammy consideration. ♪ ♪ ♪ they are now the first college marching band to compete for best roots gospel album. so, you think you've arrived, or you've got to keep going? >> no, this-- this is only the beginning. there is no telling what's about to happen. >> reporter: making records, and setting them. ♪ â...

Billy Joel released 'The Nylon Curtain' on Sept. 23, 1982.