Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka paired classical piano training with a knack for effervescent, tightly-crafted pop songwriting, turning out a string of Brill Building-adjacent teen hits in the late 1950s and early 60s like "Oh! Carol" and "Calendar Girl." His bright, piano-driven melodic style became a blueprint for teen-pop idols across the English- and Spanish-speaking world alike.
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we haven’t charted Neil Sedaka yet
this stretch of the river isn’t mapped. we trace the watershed one artist at a time — and we’re always heading further upstream.