Brookelle Garrard
April 6,2023
Creative Thinking
1 Image, 1 Minute
This is a photograph of Neil Sedaka. Neil was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 13,1939.He attended Abraham Lincoln High School ( where the photo was taken) and graduated at the age of 17 in 1956. He soon found his passion for music and later became a well-known famous songwriter/ singer from 1957- To Today.
His first big hit began in 1959 when he wrote the song “Oh Carol” ; it became such a big hit that Neil later wrote “Calendar Girl” in 1960 and “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” in 1961. He later sold millions of records, wrote 500 songs and collaborated with his good friend from high school “Howard Greenfield” and “Phil Cody”.
Neil and Howard became one of the original creators for the “Brill Building” sound that was built in 1931. They were also the first to sign with Don Kirshner and Al Nevins at Aldon Music. Aldon Music soon had Neil Diamond, Carole king and Paul Simon among many others signing with them. They soon became the center of the “pop world”!
Though Neil Sedaka is very famous it wouldn’t have been possible without the help and support of his loving wife “Leba Strassberg” . They got married in 1962 and had two beautiful children, their daughter “Dara” and their son “Marc”.
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