Neil Sedaka
Subtitle: rock'n'roll survivor : the inside story of his incredible comeback
By: Rich Podolsky ; foreword by Elton John
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jawbone Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781908279422
Subjects: Singers; Composers; Popular music; Biography; History and criticism
Other titles: Rock'n'roll survivor; Rock and roll survivor
Description: From 1958 to 1963, Neil Sedaka sold 25 million records - more than anyone except Elvis Presley. He thought he could do no wrong, but a year later he was all but off the charts, swept away by The Beatles and the British Invasion - a blow he never saw coming. The deejays stopped playing his records, and the public stopped buying them.
Notes: Includes discography (p. 243-256), bibliographical references (p. 260), and index.
Table of contents: title: My Yiddishe momma; title: It hurts to be in love; title: the money stops rolling in; title: Star-crossed lovers; title: Emergence; title: Hey Neil, sing embraceable you; title: Phil Cody, Phil Cody; title: Solitaire; title: The hungry years; title: The tra-la days are over; title: Elton to the rescue; title: Laughter in the rain; title: Sedaka's back; title: Love will keep us together; title: Breaking up is hard to do (again); title: Yesterday once more; title: Should've never let you go; title: Saying goodbye to Howie; title: Sedaka, an American idol; title: Waking up is hard to do; title: The real Neal.