Brighton Beach Memories - Neil Sedaka Sings Yiddish
It is hard to imagine the history of rock and roll without the many contributions of Neil Sedaka. For over four decades, Sedaka's timeless standards have helped change the face of popular music. With countless hit singles and platinum and gold records, he is recognized as one of rock and pop music's legendary pioneers, and remains as vital a force today as he was when he first achieved his string of hits back in the late 1950's. Having recorded more that 25 albums, his chart toppers include "The Diary," "Stairway to Heaven," "Calendar Girl," "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen," and "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - songs that have become a part of peoples' lives and can instantly take listeners back to special moments. As the prolific and versatile author of more than 1,000 songs, the accolades showered on Neil Sedaka have been numerous. Among the honors he has received, Sedaka has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, has had a street named after him in his home town of Brooklyn, and was a given a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sedaka has been married for forty years to his wife, Leba; and they have two children - daughter, Dara, is a recording artist and vocalist for television and radio commercials, and son, Marc, is a successful screenwriter in Los Angeles. Live performances have always been a hallmark of the Sedaka career and have taken him to some of the most hallowed and respected concert stages around the world. His concert continue to be enormous draws in Las Vegas, London, Australia, and the Far East and Sedaka still enjoys the interaction with an audience.