{
  "id": 6155943,
  "title": "Jon Small, Drummer In Early Billy Joel Bands, Has Died",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/jon-small-drummer-in-early-billy-joel-bands-has-died",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T18:37:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2510614/jon-small-drummer-in-early-billy-joel-bands-has-died/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jon Small, who played drums in Billy Joel's early bands the Hassles and Atilla and later became an accomplished director of music videos and concert films, has died. Joel announced his passing in a social media post today, and a death announcement circulating on social media notes he died Friday. His funeral will be held on Sept. 9 in Great Neck, New York. No cause of death has been listed. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Billy Joel Announces Death of Early Bandmate Jon Small",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/billy-joel-announces-death-of-early-bandmate-jon-small",
        "published": "2026-09-07T20:19:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}