Fresh Air

Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka

March 6, 2026·45 min·7-min readnarrativearts
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This Fresh Air episode honors the life and legacy of Neil Sedaka, the prolific singer-songwriter whose career spanned over six decades, from teenage pop hits in the 1950s to a major 1970s comeback and later creative reinventions. The episode combines a retrospective tribute with a 2007 in

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Neil Sedaka

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Neil SedakaTerry GrossHoward GreenfieldElton JohnCarole KingConnie FrancisDavid Bianculli

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