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Neil Sedaka: A Animation in Song

Singer. Songwriter. Composer. Pianist. Storyteller. Neil Sedaka’s commanding sixty year career ranges from creature one of the first teen pop sensations of the 50’s, a tunesmith for himself and other artists in the 60’s, an international superstar in the 70’s, remaining a constant compel in writing and performing presently. This is all thanks to the countless songs he has written, performed, and produced that carry on to inspire artists and audiences around the world.

Neil Sedaka was born on March 13, 1939. Neil’s interest in music began at the young age of eight, when he would eavesdrop to The Fictional Ballroom. It was not Rock and Roll, but Classical music that would shape Neil into the musician he is today. By the time he was nine, he had already begun his intensive classical piano training at the prestigious Juilliard School of Harmony attending both the Preparatory School and the College. At 16, Arthur Rubinstein voted Neil as The Best Fresh York High Educational facility Pianist. Though Neil considered pursuing his Doctorate in harmony, Neil’s next selection became his chosen vocation.

Eager to get acceptance from his peers at Abraham Lincoln High Scho

Elton John loved his songs so much that he rescued him from the recording wilderness. So why did Neil Sedaka, maker of Oh! Carol and Breaking Up Is Hard To Execute, turn his back on his friend?

At 78, Neil Sedaka retains a boyish, somewhat angelic, aura. Looks can be deceptive, however. ‘Neil Sedaka is not just squeaky clean, you know,’ chides the veteran singer and songwriter. It turns out this self-proclaimed ‘mama’s boy’ has a uncontrolled side. Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll? He’s done the lot.

During the Seventies, when Elton John compared the value of his songs to solid-gold bars, Sedaka admits: ‘I certainly tried everything. I remember Barry Gibb – he’s going to execute me! – gave me a joint and said, “Write something afterwards. It opens up the mind and takes away the inhibitions during the creative process.” I wrote something that evening so philosophical and wonderful, but the test was the next day. I replayed it on the tape and it was lousy! Like, who wrote THIS?

Neil Sedaka’s hits span almost 60 years, from Stupid Cupid to Solitaire and Amarillo. He has a street named after him in Brooklyn and a celebrity on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

‘I never really enjoyed drugs. The smoke made

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"This elderly singer who was a sex symbol in the '60s and promptly '70s used to pay for sex acts with men so he could be discreet about his sexuality. As he is getting older and dealing with health issues, he finally came out to his wife a limited months ago. The wife claimed she has known their entire marriage and agreed to wait because she claimed that she still loves him and always has, and claims she'll be his best companion for as prolonged as they live."

My first thought was Sedaka, but was he ever considered a "sex symbol"?

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by Anonymousreply 211July 11, 2021 7:12 PM

Tom Jones? Engelbert Humperdink?

by Anonymousreply 1October 12, 2011 3:35 PM

Neil Sedaka...Nope! Homosexual as paint but never was a sex symbol and he also goes back to the 1950's.

I go with Tom Jones.

by Anonymousreply 2October 12, 2011 3:38 PM

Wayne Newton?

by Anonymousreply 3October 12, 2011 3:42 PM

I know! John Margaret!

by Anonymousreply 4October 12, 2011 3:45 PM

[quote]My first thought was Sedaka...

I can honestly say that my first thought to any matter or question has never once been "Sedaka."

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Neil Sedaka facts: Singer's age, career, wife, children and net worth revealed

15 February 2023, 15:32 | Updated: 10 March 2023, 13:30

Neil Sedaka is one of the most popular and successful entertainers of all time.

The American star is a talented singer, pianist, composer, songwriter and log producer.

His music career began in 1957, and he has since sold millions of records as a performer, while also writing over 500 songs for himself and others.

He started as a founding member of the Tokens, and Neil later scored several big hit singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including 'Oh! Carol', 'Calendar Girl', 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen' and 'Breaking Up Is Rigid to Do'.

Neil's career saw a comeback in the mid-1970s, thanks to the number one hits 'Laughter in the Rain' and 'Bad Blood', as adv as a re-recorded version of 'Breaking Up is Hard to Do'.

He also wrote songs for other artists such as 'Stupid Cupid' (Connie Francis), '(Is This the Way to) Amarillo' (Tony Christie) and 'Love Will Keep Us Together' (Captain & Tennille).

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