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is an Academy Award-winning Japanese musician, composer, record producer and actor, based in New York and Tokyo. He plays keyboards in the influential Japanese electropop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. His 1999 musical composition "Energy Flow", also known as the alternative title of the single disc Ura BTTB, is the first number-one instrumental single in Japan's Oricon charts history.
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Sonny Rollins
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- The 2011 Billboard Music Awards (2011)
- The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2011)
- Christmas in Rockefeller Center (2011)
- The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2011)
- Stand Up to Cancer (2010)
- Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular 2009 (2009)
- Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC (2009)
- The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009)
- Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC (2009)
- Christmas in Washington (2009)
- An Audience with Neil Diamond (2008)
- Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (2006)
- Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)
- Backstage: Welcome to Diamondville (2003)
- Saving Silverman (2001)
- Live by Request: Neil Diamond (2001)
- The Songmakers Collection (2001)
- Timeless: Live in Concert (2001)
- Lost & Found (1999)
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
- The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
- Neil Diamond: The Making of 'The Movie Album' (1998)
- Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon (1996)
- Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I (1994)
- American Bandstand's Teen Idol (1994)
- Opryland's Country Christmas (1994)
- Sinatra Duets (1994)
- American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special (1992)
- The 17th Annual American Music Awards (1990)
- Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live (1988)
- Super Bowl XXI (1987)
- Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986)
- Liberty Weekend (1986)
- An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986)
- Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986)
- American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration (1985)
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)
- Olympic Gala (1984)
- The 1982 Annual Vision Awards (1982)
- The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981)
- The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981)
- The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards (1980)
- The Jazz Singer (1980)
- The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979)
- The 21st Annual Grammy Awards (1979)
- The Last Waltz (1978)
- Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977)
- Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977)
- The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977)
- Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977)
- Neil Diamond: The 'Thank You Australia' Concert (1976)
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
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- Song Sung Blue
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- Hello Again
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- If You Know What I Mean
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Pretty Amazing Grace
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- Hell Yeah
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- Cherry Cherry
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- Kentucky Woman
- Thank the Lord for the Night
- You Got to Me
- I'm a Believer
- Red Red Wine
- The Boat That I Row
- Do It
- New Orleans
- Monday Monday
- Red Rubber Ball
- I'll Come Running
- La Bamba
- The Long Way Home
- I've Got the Feeling (Oh No No)
- You'll Forget
- Love to Love
- Someday Baby
- Hanky Panky
- The Time is Now
- Shilo
- Ain't No Sunshine
- Blackbird
- Alone Again (Naturally)
- Feels Like Home
- Midnight Train to Georgia
- I'm a Believer
- Love Song
- Losing You
- Hallelujah
- Song for You
- Yesterday
- Let It Be Me
- Desperado
- Don't Forget Me
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Song Sung Blue
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- Man of God
- Hell Yeah
- Cracklin' Rosie
- America
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Lady-Oh (Antwerp 2008)
- If You Know What I Mean (Rotterdam 2008)
- Glory Road (Columbus 2005)
- Cherry Cherry Christmas
- Sleigh Ride
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- White Christmas
- Christmas Dream
- The Christmas Song
- Deck The Halls - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Jingle Bell Rock
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas
- Winter Wonderland
- Joy To The World
- Amazing Grace
- Meditations On A Winter Night (Instrumental)
- The Chanukah Song
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- Pretty Amazing Grace
- Love On the Rocks
- America
- If I Don't See You Again
- Pretty Amazing Grace
- Don't Go There
- Another Day (That Time Forgot) (feat. Natalie Maines)
- One More Bite of the Apple
- Forgotten
- Act Like a Man
- Whose Hands Are These
- No Words
- The Power of Two
- Slow It Down
- Home Before Dark
- Oh Mary
- Hell Yeah
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- Evermore
- Save Me a Saturday Night
- Delirious Love
- I'm on to You
- What's It Gonna Be
- Man of God
- Create Me
- Face Me
- We
- Men Are So Easy
- Delirious Love (feat. Brian Wilson)
- Sweet Caroline
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- And the Singer Sings His Song
- Shilo
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- Mr. Bojangles
- Song Sung Blue
- Cherry Cherry
- Solitary Man
- Kentucky Woman
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- Soolaimon
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- I Am... I Said
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
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- If I Never Knew Your Name
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- If You Know What I Mean
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- You Are the Best Part of Me
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- Sweet Caroline
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Cracklin' Rosie
- I Am... I Said
- Song Sung Blue
- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
- Holly Holy
- Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)
- He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother
- Stones
- Play Me
- Walk on Water
- And the Singer Sings His Songs
- Mr. Bojangles
- Solitary Man
- Kentucky Woman
- And the Stars Won't Pay No Mind
- The Last Thing on My Mind
- Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon
- If You Go Away
- Brooklyn Roads
- Sweet Caroline
- Sweet Caroline
- Holly Holy
- Song Sung Blue
- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
- Play Me
- Brooklyn Roads
- Crunchy Granola Suite
- Stones
- Soolaimon
- I Am... I Said
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Chelsea Morning
- If I Never Knew Your Name
- I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
- Suzanne
- Both Sides Now
- Red Red Wine (live version)
- Sweet Caroline
- Holly Holy
- Song Sung Blue
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Play Me
- Brooklyn Roads
- Crunchy Granola Suite
- Stones
- Soolaimon
- I Am ... I Said
- Cracklin' Rosie
- As Time Goes By
- Secret Love
- Unchained Melody
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Love With the Proper Stranger
- Puttin' on the Ritz
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- The Windmills of Your Mind
- Ebb Tide
- True Love
- My Heart Will Go On
- The Look of Love
- In the Still of the Night
- Moon River
- Ruby
- Suite Sinatra: I've Got You Under My Skin / One for My Baby
- And I Love Her
- Can't Help Falling in Love
- As Time Goes By (reprise)
- Cherry Cherry
- Sweet Caroline
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- September Morn
- Love on the Rocks
- Heartlight
- Hello Again
- If There Were No Dreams
- Rainy Day Song
- If You Know What I Mean
- Hooked on the Memory of You
- September Morn
- Play Me
- I Feel You
- Love on the Rocks
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Lady-Oh
- The Story of My Life
- Heartlight
- Sweet Caroline (live)
- I Am ... I Said
- Red Red Wine
- Song Sung Blue
- Memphis Streets
- Two Bit Manchild
- New York Boy
- Sweet Caroline
- Done Too Soon
- Holiday Inn Blues
- Merry Go Round
- Juliet
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Sunday Sun
- Smokey Lady
- Brooklyn Roads
- Shilo
- Two-Bit Manchild
- Sunday Sun
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- Sweet Caroline
- Glory Road
- Memphis Streets
- If I Never Knew Your Name
- Juliet
- Ain't No Way
- Until It's Time for You to Go
- New York Boy
- Holly Holy
- Both Sides Now
- And the Singer Sings His Song
- Lordy (live)
- Solitary Man (live)
- Theme (orchestral)
- Stones
- If You Go Away
- The Last Thing on My Mind
- Coldwater Morning
- Juliet
- Both Sides Now
- Play Me
- Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy
- Husbands and Wives
- Until It's Time for You to Go
- And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- A Modern Day Version of Love
- Suzanne
- The Dancing Bumble Bee/Bumble Boogie
- Beautiful Noise
- Desirée
- The Last Picasso
- Solitary Man
- Kentucky Woman
- Cherry Cherry
- Stargazer
- Shilo
- Dear Father
- Thank the Lord for the Night Time
- September Morn
- Turn Around
- Primitive
- Fire on the Tracks
- Brooklyn on a Saturday Night
- Sleep With Me Tonight
- Crazy
- My Time With You
- Love's Own Song
- It's a Trip (Go for the Moon)
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas
- One by One
- Yesterday's Songs
- On the Way to the Sky
- Right by You
- Only You
- Save Me
- Be Mine Tonight
- The Drifter
- Fear of the Marketplace
- Rainy Day Song
- Guitar Heaven
- Love Burns
- Streetlife
- Kentucky Woman
- Sweet Caroline
- The Last Picasso
- Longfellow Serenade
- Beautiful Noise
- Lady-Oh
- Stargazer
- If You Know What I Mean
- Surviving the Life
- I've Been This Way Before
- Rosemary's Wine
- Lady Magdalene
- The Last Picasso
- Longfellow Serenade
- Yes I Will
- Reggae Strut
- The Gift of Song
- Song Sung Blue
- Porcupine Pie
- High Rolling Man
- Canta Libre
- Captain Sunshine
- Play Me
- Gitchy Goomy
- Walk on Water
- Theme
- Prelude in E Major
- Morningside
- I Am... I Said
- The Last Thing on My Mind
- Husbands and Wives
- Chelsea Morning
- Crunchy Granola Suite
- Stones
- If You Go Away
- Suzanne
- I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
- I Am... I Said (reprise)
- Two-Bit Manchild
- A Modern Day Version of Love
- Honey-Drippin' Times
- The Pot Smoker's Song
- Brooklyn Roads
- Shilo
- Sunday Sun
- Holiday Inn Blues
- Practically Newborn
- Knackelflerg
- Merry-Go-Round
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Mr. Bojangles
- Smokey Lady
- Holly Holy
- Both Sides Now
- And the Singer Sings His Song
- Ain't No Way
- New York Boy
- Until It's Time for You to Go
- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
- Dig In
- River Runs, New Grown Plums
- Juliet
- Long Gone
- And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- Glory Road
- Deep in the Morning
- If I Never Knew Your Name
- Memphis Streets
- You're So Sweet, Horseflys Keep Hangin Around Your Face
- Hurtin You Don't Come Easy
- Sweet Caroline
- Solitary Man
- Red Rubber Ball
- La Bamba
- Do It
- Hanky Panky
- Monday, Monday
- New Orleans
- Someday Baby
- I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No)
- I'll Come Running
- Love to Love
- Cherry, Cherry
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- Beautiful Noise
- Love on the Rocks
- Cherry Cherry (2011 Remastered Mono)
- I Am... I Said
- Sweet Caroline
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Play Me
- I'm a Believer (2011 Remastered Mono)
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (2011 Remastered Mono)
- Holly, Holy
- Solitary Man (2011 Remastered Mono)
- Song Sung Blue
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Hello Again
- Red, Red Wine
- If You Know What I Mean
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Pretty Amazing Grace
- Kentucky Woman (2011 Remastered Mono)
- Shilo (2011 Remastered Mono)
- America
- Hell Yeah
- Sweet Caroline
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Holly Holy
- Solitary Man
- Kentucky Woman
- Song Sung Blue
- Cante Libre
- Cherry Cherry
- I Am... I Said
- Mr. Bojangles
- Crunchy Granola
- Play Me
- Porcupine Pie
- Sunday Sun
- Brooklyn Road
- Morningside
- I'm a Believer
- Some Day Baby
- The Boat That I Row
- Love to Love
- New Orleans
- Solitary Man
- Do It
- The Long Way Home
- You'll Forget
- Shot Down
- Crooked Street
- Hanky Panky
- Shilo
- Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon
- Red Red Wine
- You Got to Be Me
- La Bamba
- Cherry, Cherry
- Kentucky Woman
- Monday Monday
- Thank You Lord for the Nighttime
- I'll Come Running
- Red Rubber Ball
- Oh, No, No
- Play Me
- Canta Libre
- Morningside
- Song Sung Blue
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Holly Holy
- I Am ... I Said
- Walk Off
- Soolaimon
- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
- America
- September Morn
- I'm Alive
- Cherry, Cherry
- Sweet Caroline
- I Am I Said...
- Headed for the Future
- Hello Again
- Heartlight
- Jungletime
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- Teach Me Tonight
- Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- This Time
- Sweet Caroline
- And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- Juliet
- Until It's Time for You to Go
- If I Never Knew Your Name
- Play Me
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Husbands and Wives
- Suzanne
- Modern Day Version of Love
- If You Go Away
- The Last Thing on My Mind
- Red, Red Wine (live)
- Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon (live)
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Stones
- Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy
- Suzanne
- Shilo
- I Am, I Said
- Cherry, Cherry
- Walk On Water
- Mr. Bojangles
- Solitary Man
- Cracklin' Rosy
- And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- Lordy
- Crunchy Granola Suite
- Brooklyn Roads
- Sweet Caroline
- Done Too Soon
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- Both Sides Now
- Holly Holy
- Soolaimon
- Song Sung Blue
- Everybody's Talkin'
- And the Singer Sings His Song
- Thank the Lord for the Night Time
- Red, Red Wine
- Until It's Time for You to Go
- Play Me
- Kentucky Woman
- America
- Holly Holy
- Sweet Caroline
- September Morn
- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
- I Am... I Said
- Solitary Man
- Brooklyn Roads
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Heartlight
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- Love on the Rocks
- Desiree
- Hello Again
- Shilo
- He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother
- Sweet Caroline
- Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy
- Husbands and Wives
- Done Too Soon
- And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
- Sunday Sun
- Coldwater Morning
- Both Sides Now
- Shilo
- Susanne
- Brooklyn Roads
- If You Go Away
- Lordy (live)
- Crunchy Granola Suite
- High Rolling Man
- Play Me
- Practically Newborn
- Honey-Drippin' Times
- Red, Red Wine (live)
- I'm a Believer
- Monday Monday
- New Orleans
- Hanky Panky
- Cherry, Cherry
- Solitary Man
- Shilo
- Red, Red Wine
- Kentucky Woman
- Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon
- Thank the Lord for the Nighttime
- You Got Me
- The Boat That I Row
- I'll Come Running
- Crooked Street
- Song Sung Blue
- Let Me Take You in My Arms Again
- Holly Holly
- I'm a Believer
- If You Know What I Mean
- Be
- Sweet Caroline
- The Dancing Bumble Bee
- Beautiful Noise
- Desiree
- The Last Picasso
- Solitary Man
- Kentucky Woman
- Sweet Caroline
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- Walk On Water
- Soolaimon
- Morningside
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Play Me
- Holly Holy
- Stones
- Song Sung Blue
- Brooklyn Roads
- I am... I said
- I Am I Said
- Cracklin' Rosie
- America
- Sweet Caroline
- Hello Again
- Kentucky Woman
- Solitary Man
- Love on the Rocks
- Song Sung Blue
- Red, Red Wine
- Play Me
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- Cherry, Cherry
- Kentucky Woman
- Thank the Lord for the Night Time
- The Boat That I Row
- Red, Red Wine
- I Got the Feelin' (Oh No No)
- You Got to Me
- Love to Love
- Solitary Man
- Hanky Panky
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- I'm a Believer
- Shilo
- I'll Come Running
- Crooked Street
- New Orleans
- I Am... I Said
- Sweet Caroline
- Song Sung Blue
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Brooklyn Roads
- Shilo
- Holly Holy
- He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother
- Play Me
- Stones
- Walk on Water
- Soolaimon
- Porcupine Pie
- And the Singer Sings His Song
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
- Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
- Cherry, Cherry
- Red, Red Wine
- Kentucky Woman
- Solitary Man
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Neil Diamond - Forever in Blue Jeans (Stereo!)
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- Duration: 3:39
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
To enable STEREO click here: www.youtube.com Money talks But it don't sing and dance And it don't walk And long as I can have you Here with me, I'd much rather be Forever in blue jeans Honey's sweet But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat And if you pardon me I'd like to say We'll do okay Forever in blue jeans Maybe tonight Maybe tonight, by the fire All alone you and I Nothing around But the sound of my heart And your sighs Money talks But it can't sing and dance And it can't walk And long as I can have you Here with me, I'd much rather be Forever in blue jeans, babe And honey's sweet But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat And if you pardon me I'd like to say We'll do okay Forever in blue jeans Maybe tonight Maybe tonight, by the fire All alone you and I Nothing around But the sound of my heart And your sighs Money talks But it can't sing and dance And it can't walk And long as I can have you Here with me I'd much rather be Forever in blue jeans And if you pardon me I'd like to say We'll do okay Forever in blue jeans, babe And long as I can have you Here with me I'd much rather be Forever in blue jeans, babe _____________________________ "Forever in Blue Jeans" is a song by Neil Diamond which was co-written with his guitarist Richard Bennett. This up-tempo track, released as a single by Columbia in February 1979, was taken from the previous year's Neil Diamond album You Don't Bring Me Flowers. According to Cotton Incorporated "Neil Diamond might have been right when ...
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NEIL DIAMOND - I AM...I SAID - BBC CONCERT
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- Duration: 4:18
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
For you...If you want a great 28 minutes with this show in BBC, I put Neil Diamond - BBC Concert 1971 in: www.4shared.com Hug for you
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Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise music video
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- Duration: 3:51
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
This is a picture slide show music video for the song "Beautiful Noise" by Neil Diamond. I made a few mistakes in in it, and I am sorry about those. My Computer kept freezing up when I was making this, so it was very hard to know if the picture was even following the song! I hope you enjoy! The pictures are from the internet.
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Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks
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- Duration: 4:35
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
From "The Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond, featuring my favorite Diamond song "Love On The Rocks". If you're even a passing fan of Neil Diamond, this movie is a must see.
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Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline High Quality neildiamond
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- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 08 Nov 2012
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline High Quality to Live Audience in Neil Diamond's Early Years.
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Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie - Original (High Quality)
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
Dear people, Just because I like You all so much, I've uploaded this one.... yeah, Ya don't have to like it, but I really, really hope You'll enjoy this one! (... and stuff like that...) DISCLAIMER: The song is a property of its respective owners and I do not claim to own any of this material nor did I participate in its creation.
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neil diamond - Hello Again - The Very Best of Neil Diamond
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- Duration: 4:05
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
Music downloads for free neil diamond - Hello Again - The Very Best of Neil Diamond
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Neil Diamond - Coming to America
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
Many immigrants traveled from their countries to live a life of freedom in the USA. Neil Diamond sings of this experience in his song, "America."
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Neil Diamond - Morningside (LA)
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- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
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Neil Diamond - BBC Concert 1971 - FULL VERSION
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- Duration: 38:57
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
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Neil Diamond's Thank You Australia Concert - 1976
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- Duration: 111:43
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
Neil Leslie Diamond (born on January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. According to David Wild, common themes in Diamond's songs are "a deep sense of isolation and an equal desire for connection. A yearning for home -- and at the same time, the allure of greater freedom. The good, the bad and the ugly about a crazy little thing called love." As of 2001 Diamond has 115 million records sold worldwide, including 48 million records in the US In terms of Billboard chart success, he is the third most successful Adult Contemporary artist ever, ranking behind only Barbra Streisand and Elton John. Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, in 2000 received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, and will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. ~SOURCE: Wikipedia PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com
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Neil Diamond - I Am I Said [totp2]
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
[Video] Neil Diamond - I Am I Said [totp2] (Wiggy St Helens UK 2008)
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neil diamond live bbc electric proms concert.
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- Duration: 60:33
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
live at bbc electric proms fantastic performer
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Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline (Kennedy) at the Greek Theatre
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- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
READ THIS: Dennis Morgan began working with Neil when he ran the San Francisco office for MCA/Universal Music Group. Neil appeared regularly at the Circle Star Theatre in San Mateo. And they were the most sought after highly prized 'ticket-comps' Morgan had in his promotion arsenal for use with the radio and press crowd. Truth be told, he probably generated more airplay and press in the Bay Area for other--more needy Universal recording artists by leveraging Neil Diamond concert tix. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Neil was one the more successful rock music performers, scoring an extraordinary number of charted hits. Morgan recalls how distressed his mentors at Uni Records were (Russ Regan, Pat Pipilo, and Rick Frio) when Neil decided to leave the label and sign with Columbia Records/Sony Music. At the time, there may have been a turf battle underway in the corporate suite--especially after the late Artie Mogul and his A&R; staff headed by Don Shane signed Andy Kim (Sugar, Sugar) who had reinvented himself in the image of Neil Diamond with the mid-chart hit single, 'Rock Me Gently'. In the end, Columbia Records won simply by making an offer Neil couldn't refuse. As critic William Ruhlmann once wrote: "Neil Diamond claims worldwide record sales of over 140 million copies, and he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and Barbara Streisand." Neil's songs have been recorded by a vast array of performers from all musical genres. He posted the 'Sweet Caroline (Kennedy), Live at ...
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Carousel of Hope Ball 2012
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- Duration: 12:02
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
For more than 35 years, Barbara Davis has put her passion and her pull in Hollywood behind raising funds and awareness for diabetes. Her bi-annual Carousel of Hope Balls have raised $75 million so far with the help of celebrities such as George Clooney, Neil Diamond, Jane Fonda, Shirley MacLaine, Holly Robinson Peete, Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones, Loretta Devine, Gene Simmons of KISS and others. Sherri Snelling, CEO of the Caregiving Club interviews these celebrities about caregiving, music therapy and more from the red carpet event.
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Neil Diamond & Katie McNeil greet fans while departing 26th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball
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- Duration: 1:19
- Updated: 26 Oct 2012
Neil & Katie have a fantastic time meeting fans, Nice!
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Neil Diamond & Barbara Streisand, You Don't Bring Me Flowers
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- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
Neil Diamond & Barbara Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
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Neil Diamond "Be" - "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" 1973
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- Duration: 4:52
- Updated: 05 Nov 2012
Neil Diamond "Be" - "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" 1973 This edition edited by EvenEchad, January 17, 2011, Revised February 2, 2012, Seoul, Korea - Chaeme Blog: www.chaeme.com - EvenEchad Channel www.youtube.com * The subtitles are quoted from a novel "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" * Film "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" Diercted by Hall Bartlett 1973. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. Based on a novel written by Richard Bach 1970. * Theme song "Be" written and performed by Neil Diamond 1973. The song in this edition is a short version among Neil Diamond's several versions that have somewhat different tune, but I Iike this one. * "BE" Lyrics Written by Neil Diamond Lost On a painted sky Where the clouds are hung For the poet's eye You may find him If you may find him There On a distant shore By the wings of dreams Through an open door You may know him If you may Be As a page that aches for a word Which speaks on a theme that is timeless While the Sun God will make for your day Sing As a song in search of a voice that is silent And the one God will make for your way And we dance To a whispered voice Overheard by the soul Undertook by the heart And you may know it If you may know it While the sand Would become the stone Which begat the spark Turned to living bone Holy, holy Sanctus, sanctus Be As a page that aches for a word Which speaks on a theme that is timeless While the Sun God will make for your day Sing As a song in search of a voice that is silent And the one God will ...
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Neil Diamond Coming To America
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- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
America Lyrics Artist(Band):Neil Diamond Far We've been travelling far Without a home But not without a star Free Only want to be free We huddle close Hang on to a dream On the boats and on the planes They're coming to America Never looking back again They're coming to America Home, don't it seem so far away Oh, we're travelling light today In the eye of the storm In the eye of the storm Home, to a new and a shiny place Make our bed, and we'll say our grace Freedom's light burning warm Freedom's light burning warm Everywhere around the world They're coming to America Every time that flag's unfurled They're coming to America Got a dream to take them there They're coming to America Got a dream they've come to share They're coming to America They're coming to America They're coming to America They're coming to America They're coming to America Today, today, today, today, today My country 'tis of thee (Today) Sweet land of liberty (today) Of thee I sing (today) Of thee I sing (today) (today) (today) (today
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Jack Black/Neil Diamond
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- Duration: 1:34
- Updated: 30 Sep 2012
Sing Sweet Caroline
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Neil Diamond - Soolaimon (LA)
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- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
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Neil Diamond - BBC Electric Proms 2010
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- Duration: 61:40
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
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Neil Diamond - I Am, I Said
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- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Neil Leslie Diamond (born on January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. According to David Wild, common themes in Diamond's songs are "a deep sense of isolation and an equal desire for connection. A yearning for home -- and at the same time, the allure of greater freedom. The good, the bad and the ugly about a crazy little thing called love." As of 2001 Diamond has 115 million records sold worldwide, including 48 million records in the US In terms of Billboard chart success, he is the third most successful Adult Contemporary artist ever, ranking behind only Barbra Streisand and Elton John. Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, in 2000 received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, and will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. "I Am...I Said" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. Released as a single in March 1971, it was quite successful, at first slowly climbing the ...
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This article is about the American singer-songwriter. For the Cree filmmaker, see Neil Diamond (filmmaker).
| Neil Diamond | |
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 Neil Diamond, 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neil Leslie Diamond |
| Born | (1941-01-24) January 24, 1941 (age 71) |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Rock, pop, folk, country, soft rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Bang, Uni, MCA, Columbia |
| Website | neildiamond.com |
Neil Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present.
As of 2001, Diamond had sold over 115 million records worldwide including 48 million in the United States alone.[1][2] He is considered to be the third most successful adult contemporary artist ever on the Billboard chart behind Barbra Streisand and Elton John.[1] His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres.
Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Additionally, he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and in 2011 was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors. He has eight number one hit singles with "Cracklin Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Desiree", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Love on the Rocks", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight".
Diamond continues to record and release new material and maintains an extensive touring schedule as well.
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Early life and career[link]
Neil Diamond was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family descended from Russian and Polish immigrants. His father, Akeeba Diamond, was a dry-goods merchant. Diamond grew up in several homes in Brooklyn, attending Abraham Lincoln High School.[3][4]
At Lincoln, the school from which he received his high school diploma, he was a member of the fencing team. He later attended NYU on a fencing scholarship, specializing in saber, and was a member of the 1960 NCAA men's championship team; into his adult life he maintained his swordsmanship skills and continued to warm up with fencing exercises before his concerts.[citation needed] In a live interview with TV talk show host Larry King, Diamond explained his decision to study medicine by pointing out:
I actually wanted to be a laboratory biologist. I wanted to study. And I really wanted to find a cure for cancer. My grandmother had died of cancer. And I was always very good at the sciences. And I thought I would go and try and discover the cure for cancer.
However, during his senior year in NYU, a music publishing company made him an offer he could not refuse: an offer to write songs for $50 a week. This started him on the road to stardom.
1960s[link]
Diamond's first recording contract was billed as "Neil and Jack", an Everly Brothers–type duo comprising Diamond and high school friend Jack Packer *(Jack Parker). They recorded two unsuccessful singles, "You Are My Love At Last" b/w "What Will I Do" and "I'm Afraid" b/w "Till You've Tried Love", both released in 1962. Later in 1962, Diamond signed with the Columbia Records label as a solo performer. Columbia Records released the single "At Night" b/w "Clown Town" in July, 1963. Billboard gave an excellent review to "Clown Town" in their July 13, 1963, issue, predicting it would be a hit. Despite a tour of radio stations, the single failed to make the music charts. Furthermore, sales and Top 40 airplay were disappointing, and Columbia dropped Diamond from the label shortly there after. Diamond was back to writing songs on an upright piano above the Birdland Club in New York City.
Diamond spent his early career as a songwriter in the Brill Building. His first success as a songwriter came in November, 1965, with "Sunday and Me", a Top 20 hit for Jay and the Americans on the Billboard Charts. Greater success as a writer followed with "I'm a Believer", "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)", and "Love to Love", all by The Monkees. There is a popular misconception that Diamond wrote and composed these songs specifically for the made-for-TV quartet. In reality, Diamond had written and recorded these songs for himself, but the cover versions were released before his own.[5] The unintended, but happy, consequence was that Diamond began to gain fame not only as a singer and performer, but also as a songwriter. "I'm a Believer" was the Popular Music Song of the Year in 1966. Other notable artists who recorded early Diamond songs were Elvis Presley, who interpreted "Sweet Caroline" as well as "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind"; Mark Lindsay, former lead singer for Paul Revere & the Raiders, who covered "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"; the English hard-rock band Deep Purple, which interpreted "Kentucky Woman"; Lulu, who covered "The Boat That I Row", and Cliff Richard, who released versions of "I'll Come Running", "Solitary Man", "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon", "I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No)", and "Just Another Guy".
In 1966 Diamond signed a deal with Bert Berns's Bang Records, then a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. His first release on that label, "Solitary Man", became his first hit. Prior to the release of "Solitary Man", Diamond had considered using a stage name; he came up with two possibilities, "Noah Kaminsky" and "Eice Charry".[6] But when asked by Bang Records which name he should use, Noah, Eice, or Neil, he thought of his grandmother, who died prior to the release of "Solitary Man". Thus he told Bang, "...go with Neil Diamond and I'll figure it out later". Diamond later followed with "Cherry, Cherry", "Kentucky Woman", "Thank the Lord for the Night Time", "Do It", and others. Diamond's Bang recordings were produced by legendary Brill Building songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, both of whom can be heard singing background on many of the tracks.
His first concerts saw him as a "special guest" of, or opening for, everyone from Herman's Hermits to, on one occasion, The Who, which he confirmed on an installment of VH1's documentary series program Behind The Music.
Diamond began to feel restricted by Bang Records, wanting to record more ambitious, introspective music. Finding a loophole in his contract, Diamond tried to sign with a new label, but the result was a series of lawsuits that coincided with a dip in his professional success. Diamond eventually triumphed in court, and secured ownership of his Bang-era master recordings in 1977.
1970s[link]
After Diamond had signed a deal with MCA Records, whose label at the time was Uni (after MCA's parent company, Universal Pictures), he moved to Los Angeles in 1970. His sound mellowed, with such songs as "Sweet Caroline", a US hit in 1969, "Holly Holy", "'Cracklin' Rosie" and "Song Sung Blue", the last two reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100. "Sweet Caroline" was Diamond's first major hit after his slump. Diamond admitted in 2007 that he had written "Sweet Caroline" for Caroline Kennedy after seeing her on the cover of Life in an equestrian riding outfit.[7] It took him just one hour, in a Memphis hotel, to write and compose it. The 1971 release "I Am...I Said" was a Top 5 hit in both the US and UK, and was his most intensely personal effort to date, taking upwards of four months to complete.[8]
In 1972, Diamond played 10 sold-out concerts at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The August 24 performance was recorded and released as the live double album Hot August Night (the title being the opening words of Diamond's song "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"). That fall, he appeared over 20 consecutive nights at the Winter Garden Theater in New York City; the small (approximately 1,600-seat) Broadway venue provided an intimate concert setting not common at the time. Reportedly, every performance was a sellout.
Hot August Night demonstrates Diamond's skills as a performer and showman, as he reinvigorated his back catalogue of hits with new energy. Many consider it his best work; critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls Hot August Night "the ultimate Neil Diamond record ... [which] shows Diamond the icon in full glory".[9]
The album has become a classic. It was remastered in 2000 with three additional selections: "Walk on Water", "Kentucky Woman" and "Stones". In Australia, the album spent a remarkable 29 weeks at No. 1; in 2006, it was voted #16 in a poll of favourite albums of all time in Australia.[10] Also, Diamond's final concert of his 1976 Australian Tour (The "Thank You Australia" Concert) was broadcast to 36 television outlets nationwide on March 6.[citation needed] It also set a record for the largest attendance at the Sydney Sports Ground.[citation needed] The 1977 concert Love At The Greek, a return to the Greek Theatre, includes a version of "Song Sung Blue" with duets with Helen Reddy and Henry Winkler, a.k.a. Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli of Happy Days.
In 1973, Diamond hopped labels again, returning to the Columbia Records for a lucrative million-dollar-advance-per-album contract.[11][1] His first project, released as a solo album, was the soundtrack to Hall Bartlett's film version of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The film received hostile reviews and did poorly at the box office. The album grossed more than the film did. Richard Bach, author of the best-selling source story, disowned the film. Both Bach and Diamond sued the film's producer.[1] Diamond felt the film butchered his score. Despite the shortcomings of the film, the soundtrack was a success, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart. Diamond would also garner a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture.[11] From there, Diamond would often include a Jonathan Livingston Seagull suite in his live performances, as he did in his 1977 "Love at The Greek" concert. In 1974, Diamond released the album Serenade, from which "Longfellow Serenade" and "I've Been This Way Before" were issued as singles. The latter had been intended for the Jonathan Livingston Seagull score, but was completed too late for inclusion.
In 1976, he released Beautiful Noise, produced by Robbie Robertson of The Band. On Thanksgiving night, 1976, Diamond made an appearance at The Band's farewell concert, The Last Waltz, performing "Dry Your Eyes", which he had written with Robertson, and which had appeared on Beautiful Noise. He also joined the rest of the performers onstage at the end in a rendition of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released".
In 1977, Diamond released I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight, including "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", for which he composed the music and collaborated with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman on lyrics. Barbra Streisand covered the song on her Songbird album, and later, a Diamond-Streisand duet, spurred by the success of radio mash-ups, was recorded. That version hit No. 1 in 1978, his third song to top the Hot 100. His last 1970s album was September Morn, which included a new version of "I'm a Believer". It and "Red Red Wine" are his best-known original songs made more famous by other artists.
In February 1979, the uptempo "Forever in Blue Jeans", co-written with his guitarist, Richard Bennett, was released as a single from You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Diamond's album from the previous year.
According to Cotton Incorporated, "Neil Diamond might have been right when he named his 1979 #1 hit 'Forever in Blue Jeans': 81% of women are planning their next jeans purchase to be some shade of blue." The song has been used to promote the sale of blue jeans, most notably via Will Ferrell, impersonating Diamond singing, for The Gap. Ironically, Diamond himself had performed in radio ads for H.I.S. brand jeans in the 1960s, more than a decade before he and Bennett jointly wrote and composed, and he originated, the selection.
1980s[link]
A planned film version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" to star Diamond and Streisand fell through when Diamond instead starred in a 1980 remake of the Al Jolson classic, The Jazz Singer, opposite Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz. Though the movie was not a hit, the soundtrack spawned three Top 10 singles, "Love on the Rocks", "Hello Again" and "America". For his role in the film, Diamond became the first-ever winner of a Worst Actor Razzie Award, even though he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the same role.
Another Top 10 selection, "Heartlight", was inspired by the blockbuster 1982 movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Though the film's title character is never mentioned in the lyrics, Universal Pictures, which had released E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and was the parent company of the Uni Records label, by then referred to as the MCA Records label, for which Diamond had recorded for years, briefly threatened legal action against both Diamond and Columbia Records.
Diamond's record sales slumped somewhat in the 1980s and 1990s, his last single to make the Billboard's Pop Singles chart coming in 1986. However, his concert tours continued to be big draws. Billboard Magazine ranked Diamond as the most profitable solo performer of 1986.[12] In January 1987, Diamond sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl. His "America" became the theme song for the Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign. That same year, UB40's reggae interpretation of Diamond's ballad Red Red Wine would top the Billboard's Pop Singles chart and, like the Monkees' version of "I'm a Believer", become better known than Diamond's original version.
1990s to present[link]
During the 1990s Diamond would produce six studio albums. He would cover many classics from the movies and from famous Brill Building-era songwriters. He also released two Christmas albums, the first peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard's Album chart. Keeping his songwriting skills honed, Diamond also recorded two albums of mostly new material during this period. In 1992, he performed for President George H.W. Bush's final Christmas in Washington NBC special. In 1993, Diamond opened the Mark of the Quad Cities (now the iWireless Center) with two shows on May 27 and 28 to a crowd of 27,000-plus.
The 1990s and 2000s saw a resurgence in Diamond's popularity. "Sweet Caroline" became a popular sing-along at sporting events, starting with Boston College football and basketball games. Most notably it is the theme song for Red Sox Nation, the fans of the Boston Red Sox, although Diamond noted that he has been a lifelong fan of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.[13] The song is also played during the 8th inning of every New York Mets home game and at Washington Nationals home games. The New York Rangers have also adapted it as their own, and play it when they are winning at the end of the 3rd period. The Pitt Panthers football team also plays it after the third quarter of all home games, with the crowd cheering, "Let's go Pitt". The Carolina Panthers play it at the end of each home game when they win. Urge Overkill recorded a version of Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" for Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, released in 1994. In 2000, Johnny Cash recorded the album Solitary Man, which included that Diamond classic. Smash Mouth covered Diamond's "I'm a Believer" for their 2001 self-titled album. In the 2001 comedy film Saving Silverman, the main characters play in a Neil Diamond cover band, and Diamond made an extended cameo appearance as himself. During this period, Will Ferrell did a recurring Diamond impersonation on Saturday Night Live, with Diamond himself appearing alongside Ferrell on Ferrell's final show as a "Not Ready For Prime Time Player" in May 2002. "America" was used in promotional ads for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Finnish band HIM covered "Solitary Man" on their album, And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits.
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The handprints of Neil Diamond in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park
Diamond has always had a somewhat polarizing effect, best exemplified by the 1991 film What About Bob? There the protagonist posits, "There are two types of people in the world: those who like Neil Diamond and those who don't." The character of Bob attributes the failure of his marriage to his fiancee's fondness for Diamond. Another example of this love/hate relationship: the Becker episode "It had to be Ew"[14] is largely devoted to ridiculing Diamond and his fans.
Diamond continues to tour and record. 12 Songs, produced by Rick Rubin, was released on November 8, 2005, in two editions: a standard 12-song release, and a special edition with two bonus tracks, including one featuring backing vocals by Brian Wilson. The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard chart, and has received generally positive reviews; Earliwine describes the album as "inarguably Neil Diamond's best set of songs in a long, long time".[15] 12 Songs also became noteworthy as one of the last albums to be pressed and released by Sony BMG with the infamous Extended Copy Protection software embedded in the disc. (See the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal.)
On December 31, 2005 Diamond appeared on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006.
In 2007, Diamond was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.[16]
In December 2007, a 2008 UK tour was announced, calling at Manchester on June 7 and 8, Birmingham on June 10 and 11, and London on June 21, 23 and 24. A month later, further UK dates were added, including Hampden Park in Glasgow on the 5th of June, Rose Bowl, Southampton on the 17th of June, and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on the 19th of June.
In 2008, Diamond gave filmmaker Greg Kohs permission to use his songs in a documentary. Kohs, a director from Philadelphia, had met a popular Milwaukee, Wisconsin, duo, Lightning & Thunder, composed of Mike Sardina, who did a Neil Diamond impersonation, and his wife Claire. Kohs followed them for eight years and produced the film Song Sung Blue, but needed permission to use Diamond's songs. The movie was sent to the singer in January 2008, at the recommendation of Eddie Vedder, a supporter of the film and of the duo. Although Sardina had died in 2006, Diamond invited his widow and her family to be his front-row guests at his show in Milwaukee, where he told them he was moved by the film.[17]
On March 19, 2008, it was announced on the TV show American Idol that Diamond would be a guest mentor to the remaining Idol contestants who would be singing Diamond songs for the broadcasts of April 29 and 30, 2008. On April 8, 2008, Diamond made a surprise announcement in a big-screen broadcast at Fenway Park, that he would be appearing there "live in concert" on August 23, 2008, as part of his world tour. The announcement, which marked the first official confirmation of any 2008 concert dates in the US, came during the traditional eighth-inning sing-along of his "Sweet Caroline", which has become an anthem for Boston fans.
On April 28, 2008, Diamond appeared on the roof of the Jimmy Kimmel building to sing "Sweet Caroline" after Kimmel was jokingly arrested trying to sing the song. This was followed on April 30, 2008, by an appearance on American Idol when he sang "Pretty Amazing Grace" from his album Home Before Dark.[18] On May 2, 2008, Sirius Satellite Radio started Neil Diamond Radio.
Home Before Dark was released May 6, 2008. On May 15, 2008, the Billboard Hot 200 listed the album at No. 1.[19] This marked the first chart-topping album of Diamond's storied career. On May 18, 2008, "Home Before Dark" also entered the UK charts at No. 1, his second British No. 1 album, after hitting the summit in 1992 with a compilation album. His 2008 tour was the most successful of any of his previous tours since 1966.
On August 25, 2008, Diamond performed at Ohio State University while suffering from laryngitis. The result disappointed him as well as his fans and on August 26 he offered refunds to anyone who applied by September 5.[20]
Diamond was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year on February 6, 2009, two nights prior to the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
According to posts on Diamond's Twitter page, he is currently[when?] working on a new album, his third with Rick Rubin. He says he plans to play electric guitar on the album, a first for him. In 2009, Diamond stated that he prefers Gibson and Martin acoustic guitars and confirmed that recently he had been playing Gibson electric guitars.[21]
Long-loved in Boston, Diamond was invited to sing at the July 4 holiday celebration.
Through his Diamond Music Company, Diamond now belongs to that small group of performers whose names are listed as copyright owners on their recordings.
In August 2008, Diamond allowed cameras to record his entire four-night run at New York's Madison Square Garden and released it in the United States on August 14, 2009, on DVD, one year to the day of the first concert. 'Hot August Night/NYC' debuted at No. 2 on the charts and is exclusively available at Wal-Mart and has sold out at many locations all over the country. Also on the same day the DVD was released, CBS (the former parent of his label, Columbia Records) aired an edited version of the DVD, which won the ratings hour with 13 million viewers. The next day, the sales of the DVD surged and prompted Sony to order more copies to meet the high demand.
On October 13, 2009, he released A Cherry Cherry Christmas, his third album of holiday music.
On September 28, 2010, Diamond was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On November 2, 2010, he released the album 'Dreams', a collection of 14 interpretations of his favorite songs by other artists from the rock era.
On December 14, 2010, it was leaked by numerous sites that Diamond had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Alice Cooper, Darlene Love, Dr. John, and Tom Waits. The induction ceremony will be March 14, 2011 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City.
On December 20, 2010, Diamond made an appearance on NBC's 'The Sing-Off', performing "Ain't No Sunshine" along with Committed and Street Corner Symphony, two A Cappella groups featured on the show. On May 27, 2011, he appeared on Irish Television in a live recording in front of a celebrity audience.
In December 2011, he appeared at the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors gala to accept the honor.
On November 24, 2011, he appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, riding on a replica Mt. Rushmore float singing a shorten versions of "America" and "Sweet Caroline" to promote tourism for the state of South Dakota.
"The Very Best of Neil Diamond", a compilation CD of Diamond's 23 studio recordings from the Bang, UNI/MCA, & Columbia catalogs was released on December 6, 2011 on the Sony Legacy label.
Personal life[link]
Neil Diamond has been married three times. In 1963 he married his high school sweetheart, school teacher Jaye Posner; they had two daughters, Marjorie and Elyn, before they separated in 1967[22] and divorced in 1969.[23] Diamond then married Marcia Murphey, a production assistant; they also had two children, both sons, Jesse and Micah. Diamond's second marriage ended in 1994[23] or 1995[22] (sources differ).
On September 7, 2011, the same day he learned he was to be a Kennedy Center Honoree, Diamond announced his engagement to 41-year-old Katie McNeil in a message on Twitter. McNeil is Diamond's manager and was the producer on the documentary Neil Diamond: Hot August Nights NYC. [24] On April 21, 2012, Diamond married McNeil in front of family and close friends in Los Angeles, California.[25]
Diamond was in a relationship with Australian Rae Farley that ended sometime before mid-2008. The two met in Brisbane, Australia, in 1996, and as of 2008 ran his merchandising operation. The album Home Before Dark was written during Farley's struggles with severe chronic back pain, surgery and ongoing recovery. Diamond said, "She had back surgery and it wasn't going well. She was in extreme pain for a year and the surgery did not really work. If anything, it made it worse. And I never left her side. I was within 20ft of her for the entire year that I took writing this album."[26]
In 1979 Diamond collapsed on stage in San Francisco and was taken to hospital where he endured a twelve hour operation to remove what turned out to be a tumor on his spine. [27] He said he had been losing feeling in his right leg "for a number of years but ignored it". When he collapsed, he had no strength in either leg.[27] He underwent a long rehabilitation process just prior to beginning principal photography for his 1980 film The Jazz Singer.[26] He was so convinced he was going to die, he even wrote farewell letters to his friends. [27]
As of 2008, Diamond still suffered from chronic, and often severe, back pain.[26]
Discography[link]
Main article: Neil Diamond discography
References[link]
- ^ a b c d Ruhlmann, William. "Neil Diamond Biography". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4083. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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- ^ Boyer, David. "Neighborhood Report: Flatbush: Grads Hail Erasmus as It Enters a Fourth Century", The New York Times, March 11, 2001. Accessed December 1, 2007.
- ^ Hechinger, Fred M. "About Education: Personal Touch Helps", The New York Times, January 1, 1980. Retrieved September 20, 2009. "Lincoln, an ordinary, unselective New York City high school, is proud of a galaxy of prominent alumni, who include the playwright Arthur Miller, Representative Elizabeth Holtzman, the authors Joseph Heller and Ken Auletta, the producer Mel Brooks, the singer Neil Diamond and the songwriter Neil Sedaka."
- ^ Interview, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, transmitted on May 23, 2008 (BBC One).
- ^ Devine, Rachel (June 1, 2008). "Pick of the week: Neil Diamond". The Sunday Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4039468.ece. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ CBS "Sunday Morning" 5-11-2008
- ^ Jackson, Laura (2005). Neil Diamond: His Life, His Music, His Passion. ECW Press. pp. 80–81.
- ^ Allmusic.com Hot August Night
- ^ ABC Australia My Favourite Albums. Abc.net.au. Retrieved on 2012-04-29.
- ^ a b * Johnson, Anne Janette "Neil Diamond Biography by Anne Janette Johnson" Musician Guide
- ^ Music Choice Television – on screen facts
- ^ Steve Baltin (2009-08-19). "Neil Diamond Owes His Career to the Brooklyn Dodgers". Spinner. http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/19/how-baseball-started-neil-diamonds-career/. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ Becker Episode description "It had to be Ew". Tv.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-29.
- ^ 12 Songs. Neil Diamond. Allmusic
- ^ "2nd Induction Class" (2008), Long Island Music Hall of Fame
- ^ Stingl, Jim (November 25, 2008). "Film Unites Neil Diamond, Wife of Late Impersonator, Finally". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/35103989.html.
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- ^ a b Schneider, Karen S. (April 29, 1996). "Period of Change". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20141128,00.html.
- ^ a b "Neil Diamond, 71, Marries His Manager, 42". Us. April 22, 2012. http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/neil-diamond-71-marries-his-manager-42-2012224.
- ^ Fernandez, Sofia M. (September 7, 2011). "Neil Diamond Engaged to Manager Katie McNeil". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Neil Diamond gets married!". Access Hollywood via Yahoo News. 2012-04-22. http://music.yahoo.com/news/neil-diamond-married-154058232.html. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ a b c Billen, Andrew (June 27, 2008). "Neil Diamond Heads To Glastonbury". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110615101427/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4220719.ece.
- ^ a b c Juke Magazine, 9 June, 1983.
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