Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86
Pop music legend Neil Sedaka passed away on February 27, 2026, at the age of 86 in Los Angeles. As a driving force behind the historic Brill Building sound, Sedaka wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs across a massive six-decade career. He dominated the early rock 'n' roll era with iconic teenage anthems like "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," and later achieved a massive career reinvention in the 1970s with Billboard hits like "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood."
From a teenage Juilliard prodigy to staging one of the greatest midu-career comebacks in pop history alongside Elton John - how did this Brooklyn-born songwriter manage to craft the soundtrack for multiple generations?
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