Joel to aid NY clammer’s kin with funeral costs (AP)
AP - Billy Joel, who has championed the cause of Long Island, New York, fishermen in songs like “The Downeaster Alexa,” - Billy Joel, who has championed the cause of Long Island, New York, fishermen in songs like “The Downeaster Alexa,” is helping with the funeral expenses for a clam-digger whose body was found not far from the singer’s mansion.
