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Neil Sedaka to Perform at
Chinook Winds
Mary Wilson
The Suprêmes, Starring Mary
Wilson, Set to Perform
Stop! In The Name Of Love
at Chinook Winds Casino &
Convention Center on Jan. 26 and
27 to see The Suprêmes, starring
the original “Supreme,” Mary
Wilson, in concert.
In 1959, Wilson began
singing with The Primettes, sister
group to a male quartet called The
Singer/songwriter
Neil
Birthday Sweet Sixteen,” and “Next
Sedaka is set to perform at
Door To An Angel,” recorded by
Chinook Winds Casino on Jan. 12
Sedaka himself. Connie Francis hit
and 13.
the charts with their compositions
Sedaka’s sweetly resonate
of “Stupid Cupid” and “Where The
voice brought songs to teen-agers
Boys Are.”
of the ‘50s that thrill many hearts
Following The Beatles’
yet today with memories of invasion of the U.S., Sedaka retired
“I Should Have Never L«t You Go,”
romance and innocence.
from singing but continued to a duet with his daughter, Dara; and
Sedaka is a classically trained compose for other artists, including
“Laughter In The Rain.”
pianist who studied for eight years
Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra,
As the author of more than
at the Julliard School of Music.
Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones, and
1,000 songs, the accolades
Even earlier, at age 13, he began
Karen Carpenter. Later in his career,
showered on Sedaka have been
composing songs with his neighbor,
the Captain & Tennille would score numerous - induction into the
Howard Greenfield. In four years,
a big hit with his “Love Will Keep Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, a street
between 1959 and 1963, the
Us Together.”
named after him in his hometown
songwriting team sold more 25
After 10 years in the
of Brooklyn, and a star on the
million records. To their credit were background, Sedaka began to
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
chart toppers such as “Oh Carol” perform once again and returned to
Concert times are 8 p.m. on
(written about his childhood friend,
the limelight with “Bad Blood,”
both Friday and Saturday, with
Carol King), “Stairway To
which hit No. 1 with Elton John
ticket prices ranging from $30 to
Heaven,” “Little Devil,” “Happy
singing in the background;
$45, depending on seal location.
Primes. The Primes would later
become The Temptations, and The
Primettes would become the most
successful female singing group in
the world, The Supremes.
Between 1964 and 1977, the
group had 12 No. 1 hits, including
“Where Did Our Love Go”(1964),
‘‘Baby Love” (1964), “Stop! In The
Name Of Love” (1965), “You Keep
Me Hangin’ On” (1966), “Love
Child” (1968), and “Someday We’ll
Be Together” (1969). From
beginning to end, The Supremes
had 33 songs reach the top 40. They
were America’s answer to The
Beatles. The only member with the
group from beginning to end
was Wilson.
In 1977, The Supremes
disbanded and Wilson went on to
become
a
successful
businesswoman, author, lecturer,
(See Supremes on page 30)
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