Neil Sedaka was born March 13,
1939 and began studying piano in elementary school. He was on the path
of pursuing classical music when he was in Lincoln High School until he
met
Howard Greenfield. From
then on it was classical music's loss and pop music great gain! They
formed a songwriting team, with Neil composing the music and Howard as
the lyricist, and their highly successful partnership lasted over 20
years. They scored ten Top Twenty hits, six of them in the Top Ten and
one #1!
This week on
Treasure Island Oldies,
Voice Your Choice spotlights
Neil Sedaka with two songs from the great Sedaka/Greenfield writing partnership. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either
Stairway To Heaven or
Run Samson Run. I'll play the winner during next week's show.
