In one of Graceland's most legendary rooms, Elvis Presley transformed a classic Carpenters song into something entirely his ...

Elvis Presley’s “Solitaire” was also recorded by Andy Williams and other artists. A writer of the song listened to all 90 recordings of the song and picked a favorite. Elvis’ version appeared on the ...

The proclivity of “American Idol” for celebrity judges has not only given last year’s runner-up Clay Aiken the B-side to his current single “The Way,” but has given songwriter Neil Sedaka a new lease ...

LOS ANGELES, Colo., March 27 (UPI) -- Clay Aiken's rendition of "Solitare" has given songwriter Neil Sedaka his first hit since the Captain & Tennille's 1976 hit "Lonely Night (Angel Face)." Aiken's ...

Star-News Correspondent Maintaining a career in the often-fickle music industry is as difficult today as it has ever been. Maintaining a career in the often-fickle music industry is as difficult today ...

Neil Sedaka likes to joke that the Beatles forced him into early retirement when they arrived in America. But the singer-songwriter hit the pop charts four years ago after "American Idol" runner-up ...

Neil Sedaka, songwriter for other artists, is known for such tunes as "Stupid Cupid" and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"( for Connie Francis), "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" (Fifth Dimension), "Puppet Man" ...