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Neil Sedaka\u2019s passing at eighty-six closes a chapter that never truly felt like it belonged to one era. His songs threaded through diners and dance halls, wedding receptions and empty apartments, becoming part of how people remembered themselves. Long before celebrity became spectacle, he treated songwriting as a craft \u2014 shaped at the piano, disciplined by training, softened by genuine feeling.<\/p>\n

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From the Brill Building days with Howard Greenfield to a 1970s resurgence backed by Elton John, Sedaka adapted without chasing reinvention for its own sake. Honors and awards followed, but the more enduring image is simpler: an older man at a piano, still reaching for connection rather than applause. His death underscores a quiet truth about artists of his kind. The public figure fades; the melodies do not. Somewhere, years from now, a voice will hum \u201cBreaking Up Is Hard to Do,\u201d and Neil Sedaka will still be there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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