{"id":67701,"date":"2026-02-27T22:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/neil-sedaka-singer-whose-hits-included-laughter-in-the-rain-dies-at-86\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:31:57","slug":"neil-sedaka-singer-whose-hits-included-laughter-in-the-rain-dies-at-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/neil-sedaka-singer-whose-hits-included-laughter-in-the-rain-dies-at-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Sedaka, singer whose hits included &#8220;Laughter in the Rain,&#8221; dies at 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Neil Sedaka, the prominent singer-songwriter whose string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s included &#8220;Laughter in the Rain,&#8221; &#8220;Breaking Up is Hard to Do&#8221; and &#8220;Calendar Girl,&#8221; has died, a representative confirmed to CBS News Friday. 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