Remembering music legend Neil Sedaka

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From the archives: Neil Sedaka on writing a hit song

Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind such hits as “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” “Calendar Girl,” and “Love Will Keep Us Together,” died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 at age 86. In this 2020 “Sunday Morning” story, David Pogue talked with Sedaka – as well as Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson), author … Read more

Neil Sedaka, songwriter to the stars for decades, dies at 86

Neil Sedaka, one of pop’s most enduring songwriters whose career extended from after World War II to the countercultural days of Elton John, has died, his family said Friday. Sedaka, the writer behind such songs as “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” “Love Will Keep Us Together” and dozens of other hits, was 86. His … Read more

Neil Sedaka, singer whose hits included

Neil Sedaka, the prominent singer-songwriter whose string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s included “Laughter in the Rain,” “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” and “Calendar Girl,” has died, a representative confirmed to CBS News Friday. He was 86. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, … Read more