Sedaka decided he could sing it better — and he did. The song was My Diary, which Sedaka recorded in 1959. It quickly was followed with Calendar Girl, Oh, Carol and other hits.

"Oh, Carol," "The Diary," and "Happy Birthday Sweet ... "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka,' and we danced and we cried. We cried," he said. Gone were the shooby-doo's. The British invasion ...

As he noted in another post, Sedaka had hit songs in the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. He’s probably best known for 1959’s “Oh! Carol,” 1960’s “Calendar Girl” and “Breaking Up ...

Reporting from Las Vegas — Neil Sedaka will be just shy of his ... to Do,” “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” and “Oh Carol.” Sedaka was just 18 when he wrote a hit song for Connie Francis ...

Neil Sedaka will always be a permanent fixture ... Known for his hits "The Diary," "Oh! Carol," "Calendar Girl," "Little Devil," "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen," "Next Door To An Angel," and ...

From their humble beginnings in Brooklyn to the dizzying heights of their success in the 50’s & 60’s the songwriting genius of Neil Sedaka and ... Stupid Cupid and of course Oh! Carol, masterpieces ...

Although Neil Sedaka has been associated with plenty of flamboyant characters over the course of his expansive career, he's never given in to style-over-substance gremlins in his own right.

The hits of Neal Sedaka are coming to the Red Barn Theater in Saugatuck. “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” directed by Patricia Huyge with music direction by Joel L. Schindlbeck, features 18 songs ...

Related: Neil Sedaka, the Boston Red Sox and More Send ... He’s probably best known for 1959’s “Oh! Carol,” 1960’s “Calendar Girl” and “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” all of which ...