With
a successful career spanning six decades, Neil Sedaka’s timeless standards have
influenced the sound of popular music. Renowned for his work as a singer,
performer, producer and songwriter, Sedaka will perform at The Orleans Showroom
on September 6 and 7.
Releasing
countless hit singles, platinum and gold records, Sedaka is recognized as one
of rock and pop music’s legendary pioneers, with songs that continue to stand
the test of time. Starting in his high
school years, Sedaka formed a vocal group, The Tokens, which recorded two hit
singles. Later Sedaka was introduced to Howard Greenfield and together they
began a successful songwriting partnership in the late 1950s, selling more than
25 million records during their 30-year collaboration.
In
1958, at the age of 18, Sedaka was catapulted into stardom after Connie Francis
performed his song, “Stupid Cupid.”
Francis then sang the theme song Sedaka and Greenfield had written for
the 1960 MGM spring break movie classic, “Where The Boys Are,” which would end
up becoming her biggest hit. Sedaka
parlayed these hits into a contract with RCA as a writer and performer, and
began recording his own material.
Sedaka’s
chart-toppers included “The Diary,” “Oh, Carol,” “Stairway to Heaven,”
“Calendar Girl” and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.” In addition, Sedaka continued
writing for other performers, including Tom Jones’ album “Puppet Man,” The
Fifth Dimension’s album “Workin’ on a Groovy Thing” and for The Monkees’ album
“When Love Comes Knocking at Your Door.”
Later
in his career, Sedaka returned to the classical roots of his early years. With original romantic lyrics written by
Sedaka and set to the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky,
“Classically Sedaka” went on to earn a gold record in Europe.
Sedaka
has been recognized for his musical contributions by numerous prestigious
organizations including receiving recognition by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame,
a street named after him in his hometown of Brooklyn and a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In
2013, Neil recently released “The Real Neil,” which includes new material,
along with a few classics.
Showtime
is 8 p.m. Tickets are available starting from $39.95 plus tax and fees. Tickets
can be purchased at any Boyd Gaming Box Office, by calling 702.636.7075, or by
visiting www.orleanscasino.com.
