Neil Sedaka hadn't been a chart force in a decade. Just like that, he returned all the way to the top with "Laughter In The Rain".

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 ‘Howie’ Howard Greenfield will go down in musical history ...

And he memorably dashed off a spicy “Oh! Carol” as smitten Neil Sedaka in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” both at Chanhassen. Now the charismatic, ...

The Story Behind How Grouch Marx, Oscar Wilde, and François Truffaut Inspired Elton’s John’s ‘Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player’ ...

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 ...

The deal with Primary Wave will see the music publisher partner with Sedaka on his music publishing for all compositions written by him, as well as Sedaka’s master recording rights for all recordings, ...

Primary Wave has partnered with Neil Sedaka to acquire ... “Love Will Keep Us Together,” “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” “Laughter in the Rain,” “Calendar Girl,” “Oh! Carol ...

Neil Sedaka's catalog sale to Primary Wave includes songs like "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Laughter in the Rain." ...

When we’re hearing the teenybopper hit “Oh Carol” on the radio, for example, Sam Stoll’s Neil Sedaka comes to life out of nowhere. Michael Gruber’s Don Kirshner, ...

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO: JOHN MICHAEL DIAS SINGS NEIL SEDAKA to Play Marriott Theatre . Hear songs like “Calendar Girl,” “Oh Carol,” and "Love Will Keep Us Together." ...

TL;DR: Neil Sedaka wrote three Monkees songs, one of which Davy Jones released as a solo song. One of the songs in question uses a lot of ape metaphors.