The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks.

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Sedaka moved to England in 1970, where he met Elton John. John signed Sedaka to his label, The Rocket Record Co., and released Sedaka’s Back in 1974. The album featured his second number 1 hit, ...

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This made Ejae feel confident to go out there and “crush this stage.” Then, right as she was getting to the high note, she made eye contact with a certain celebrity. “I unfortunately open my eyes and ...

On the latter, there’s nothing left for Callahan to say by the song’s end except “Well, bye.” Bill Callahan describes My Days ...

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