Singer-songwriter of ’60s and ’70s hits dies at 86

Neil Sedaka, the prolific singer-songwriter who produced dozens of chart-topping hits across two decades, has died. He was 86 ...
Classical Music

These 23 songs soundtracked the dark side of 1970s America

America could be a turbulent, paranoid, often violent place. These 23 songs soundtrack those dark, strange times ...
The Columbian

Vancouver recording studio Scenic Burrows, formerly Ripcord Records, still plays important part in Northwest music history

Country music bard Johnny Cash once said the only difference between himself and Oregon singer-songwriter Buzz Martin was their source materials, which were equally hardscrabble but thousands of miles ...

Neil Sedaka: 14 Essential Songs

The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks.

Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ‘70s, dies at age 86

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years ...

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Neil Sedaka, songwriter and hitmaker over multiple generations, dies at 86

The chipper melodicist was also known for a catalog of '70s hits including "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Laughter in the Rain." ...
American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders From the Early 1970s Who Topped the Hot 100 With Songs That Were Huge Bummers

Here are three one-hit wonders from the early 1970s who topped the Billboard Hot 100 with songs that told dark or sad stories, including tunes by Vicki Lawrence and Stories.