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Neil Sedaka
A New Yorker descended from Turkish Jewish immigrants, singer-songwriter and
pianist Neil Sedaka was born on March 13, 1939. He won a scholarship to study
piano at Juilliard School of Music's Preparatory Division for Children. At 13 he
teamed up with a 16-year-old neighbour Howard Greenfield, launching one of pop's
most successful and enduring songwriting partnerships. They wrote the Connie
Francis hit "Stupid Cupid", among others for Jimmy Clanton, LaVern Baker, and
Clyde McPhatter. In 1958, he ventured into performing by chance and achieved
great success. Neil Sedaka went on to...
