Neil Sedaka: 14 Essential Songs

The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks.

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Neil Sedaka, singer whose hits included "Laughter in the Rain," dies at 86

Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in ...

Neil Sedaka, songwriter and hitmaker over multiple generations, dies at 86

The chipper melodicist was also known for a catalog of '70s hits hits including "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Laughter in the Rain." ...

Remembering when the Beach Boys had their own Santa Monica clubhouse

A new box set, 'We Gotta Groove,' looks back at the work the Beach Boys created at Brother studio in 1976 and '77.