Neil Sedaka (born 13 March 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building era of songwriting. He teamed up with
Howard Greenfield to write many major hit songs for himself and others. Sedaka wrote his 1959 hit "Oh! Carol" about his then-girlfriend, Carol Klein, later to become
Carole King. In 1963, King released a humorous answer entitled "Oh Neil". The Laughter In the Rain Songfacts says Sedaka's hits dried up when The Beatles arrived, but then he teamed up with the lyricist Philip Co…
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