Thursday, February 2, 2023

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Neil Sedaka Sings on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1963

Today we're going back 60 years to watch Neil Sedaka sing As Long as She Needs Me on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Sedaka was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Mordechai "Mac" Sedaka, was a taxi driver of Sephardi Jewish descent from Turkey. Sedaka's paternal grandparents came to the United States from Istanbul in 1910. 

Sedaka's mother, Eleanor (née Appel), was an Ashkenazi Jew of Polish and Russian descent. He grew up in Brighton Beach. Sedaka (the name is a variant of the Hebrew word Tzedaka - charity) is a cousin of singer Eydie Gorme.

Enjoy!

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   #Throwback Thursday    #TBT

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