To the editor: I was saddened by the news of Neil Sedaka’s death, but even more so by the tributes and obituaries in which his greatest song (in my opinion) was not mentioned (“Neil Sedaka, songwriter ...

Neil Sedaka, the crooner and songwriter behind memorable hits like "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," "Calendar Girl" and "Laughter in the Rain," died on Friday at age 86. Sedaka's reps confirmed his death ...

SEDAKA: My mother, in fact, was not happy at the beginning, but, you know, I bought her her mink stole, so she was very, very happy after that. BIANCULLI: Neil Sedaka speaking to Terry Gross in 2007.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter whose recording and performing career stretched from the 1950s to the current decade, died last week. He was 86 years old ...