Calendar girl's now a dino pet
At 73, the singer-songwriter enlisted the aid of his twin granddaughters as kiddie back-up singers on the three-song CD tucked into Dinosaur Pet, released this month and inspired by his 1960 song Calendar Girl
Where has Neil Sedaka been all these years? Wiggling his way into the hearts of a new generation, for one, through picture books accompanied by mini-albums offering playful takes on some of his hits.
At 73, the singer-songwriter enlisted the aid of his twin granddaughters as kiddie back-up singers on the three-song CD tucked into Dinosaur Pet, released this month and inspired by his 1960 song Calendar Girl.
It's Sedaka's second picture book using child-tailored lyrics, a popular marketing hook for other performers looking to bring their oldies music to children. Two years ago it was an alligator character for Waking Up is Hard to Do, based on Sedaka's Breaking Up is Hard to Do.
"My grandchildren love Papa Neil's old rock 'n' roll songs. I used to sing them at their piano," he said in a recent interview.
