Neil Sedaka And How I Loved His Second Act

by Kevin Burton    I love laughter, I love rain, and I love me some Neil Sedaka.    So the news that Sedaka died Feb. 27 at age 86, stung.    I never knew the man of course. Never got within 100 miles of him as far as I know. Yet he was a friend …

Steely Dan To Songwriters’ Hall of Fame

by Kevin Burton    Steely Dan and four others will be inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame this year, according to multiple reports.    R.E.M. and three non-performing songwriters, Hillary Lindsey, Timothy Moseley (Timberland) and Dean Pritchard will also be inducted.    I don’t know if the Songwriters’ hall has toxic politics the way …