Reelin’ in the Years 262: Laughter in the Rain. RIP Neil Sedaka
Posted in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Events dear boy. Events, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 6 March 2026
Neil Sedaka died last Friday.
He was one of the most distinctive pop acts of the late 1950s and early 1960s before the advent of The Beatles overturned everything.
His many songwriting credits include Stupid Cupid, a 1958 hit for Connie Francis, and Love Will Keep Us Together (Captain and Tenille, 1975.) (Is This the Way to) Amarillo (1971) eventually became a big hit for Tony Christie – aided by Peter Kay’s video – in 2005.
Sedaka’s own hits include Calendar Girl, Little Devil, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.
He kind of reinvented himself as a singer-songwriter in the 1970s with a more adult-oriented approach.
Here’s a live performance from 1975.
Neil Sedaka: Laughter in the Rain
This one was a hit for The Carpenters but this is a Sedaka performance-
Neil Sedaka: Solitaire
Though he had an earlier hit with I Go Ape this was the song which really announced him in the UK in 1959.
Neil Sedaka: Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka: 13/3/1939 – 27/2/2026. So it goes.
Tags: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Calendar Girl, Captain and Tenille, Connie Francis, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Laughter in the Rain, Little Devil, Neil Sedaka, Oh! Carol, Peter Kay, Reelin' In The Years, Solitaire, The Beatles, The Carpenters, Tony Christie
