Neil Sedaka Brad Barket/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Neil Sedaka, the buoyant singer-songwriter and pianist who had No. 1 hits with "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," "Bad Blood" and, for Captain & Tennille, "Love Will Keep Us Together," died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 86.