Neil Sedaka passed away from an undisclosed sickness. Neil was a major songwriter in the 60s through the 80s. Songs like 'Calendar Girl', 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen', 'Breaking up is hard to do', 'Next Door to an angel'.

Writing songs for other performers like Connie Francis , 'Who's Sorry Now?,'Where the boys Are', Jimmy Clanton 'All the Words in the World'.

Songs like 'The Things we do for Love', 'I'm not in Love', 'Solitaire', 'Love will keep us together', 'Laughter in the Rain', 'Love in the Shadows', all songs Neil was the creator.

His tunes were bubbly, sometimes a bit sappy, but he made his mark in the music industry.