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Roslyn college student Michael Pollack, 18, performs with Billy Joel

Michael Pollack, of Roslyn, plays piano during the

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Roslyn’s Michael Pollack had only dreamed of one day performing beside his idol, but on Jan. 30, the  Vanderbilt University freshman stepped on stage at the Nashville school and played piano alongside entertainer Billy Joel.

The duo performed one of Pollack’s favorite Joel classics, “New York State of Mind.”

“I’ve been dreaming of playing a song with him since I started playing...

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