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Neil Diamond Still Shines at Age 71
( The Jewish Journal)
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At 71, singer/songwriter Neil Diamond could easily settle into retirement. In his five-decade career he has sold 125 million records and had 39 Top 40 hit songs. But Diamond is not ready to leave the limelight yet. He is currently on a 31-city North American concert tour that will include a stop in Boston June 23 at TD Garden.
Diamond has much to beam about, especially over the last two years....
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Jun 14, 2012 @ 01:00 PM
Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder Among Stars Remembering Dick Clark
(ABC Radio News)
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Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder are among the many famous pop and rock artists remembering the late Dick Clark, who died Wednesday at the age of 82.
Diamond issued a statement about the beloved television host and producer....
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Apr 19, 2012 @ 06:00 PM
Neil Diamond: the loves of a lifelong Mr Lonely
(The Telegraph)
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The private life of hirsute superstar Neil Diamond is one of loss and longing. But now, at 70, he's 'lovestruck' and set to marry for the third time....
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Sep 10, 2011 @ 01:00 PM
5 things Neil Diamond teaches us about giving presentations
(ragan.com (HR communication))
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Whether you're a 'Brother Love' type of guy or a 'Sweet Caroline' kind of woman, here are lessons from the prolific singer/songwriter behind these tunes and others....
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Sep 9, 2011 @ 08:00 AM
NEIL DIAMOND IS FOREVER
(UK Daily and Sunday Express)
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THE other day two young people of my acquaintance called Amy and Joel were pestering their father to change radio stations.
They didn't want to listen to ''grandad radio'' (ie Radio 2), they said. Just as their father went to switch over, Sweet Caroline came on. ''No, don?t!'' they yelled and started dancing and singing along.
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Sep 9, 2011 @ 05:00 AM
Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins & Meryl Streep to Receive 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
(kennedy-center.org)
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 34th annual national celebration of the arts are: singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, and actress Meryl Streep.
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Sep 7, 2011 @ 09:00 AM
Diamond Anniversary as Neil voews to make Scots show special
(Daily Record - UK)
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Neil Diamond welcomes me to his plush suite in the famous Dorchester Hotel in London, asks for quiet for our interview then mockingly rolls his eyes as his PA yaks on to the Sunday Mail photographer.
"You can see my word carries a lot of weight around here," says the superstar with a smile....
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May 29, 2011 @ 04:00 AM
Neil Diamond talks about residency rumors at Caesars Palace
(Las Vegas Weekly)
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For a year now, rumors -- with some substantial sources involved -- have floated that superstar singer Neil Diamond was considering a short residency run at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, joining current headliners Celine Dion, Sir Elton John and Rod Stewart....
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May 23, 2011 @ 08:00 PM
Billboard Music Awards pack in the stars, yet surprise few
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Neil Diamond, who won a Billboard "Icon" award, got the crowd the most worked up for the show finale: a medley of "Sweet Caroline" and "Coming to America."
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May 23, 2011 @ 12:00 AM
Neil Diamond Accepts Billboard Icon Award, Closes BBMAs with 'Sweet' Medley
(Billboard.com)
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With spirited, audience singalong versions of "Sweet Caroline" and a choir-assisted "America," Neil Diamond closed the 2011 Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 22) by accepting his 2011 Billboard Icon Award....
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May 22, 2011 @ 09:00 PM
Neil Diamond uncut: The singer on dancing with Princess Diana and how he nearly played Travis Bickle
(The Daily Mail )
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125 million records shifted (and two million more when you count next week's Mail on Sunday free Neil Diamond CD)...In his own words, how he's rocked all the way to 70 'The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn't. I was just Neil and I did what I was supposed to do,' said Neil Diamond....
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May 14, 2011 @ 05:00 PM
Sweet Caroline is William's favourite song and Neil Diamond says he'll be honoured to rewrite it for the first dance
(Daily Mail )
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If Prince William has his way, the first song the band will strike up as he leads his bride on to the dance floor for the evening wedding party at Buckingham Palace will be Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline....
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Apr 22, 2011 @ 08:00 PM
Fabric of change
(Drayton Valley Western Review - Alberta, CANADA)
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Hurricanes aren't normally on our radar in this area. We don't see the effects first hand but their impact travels far and wide.
Buck Lake resident Joni Pitzel got wind of 2008's Hurricane Ike victims through the Internet. Pitzel is a huge Neil Diamond fan. Through a message board frequented by Diamond fans, Pitzel heard the renowned singer was raising funds for Oak Island, Texas. The former fishing village had suffered extreme devastation at the hands of the hurricane....
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Feb 15, 2011 @ 02:00 PM
Solitary man happy to get on board touring train
(Sydney Morning Herald)
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AS WITH hearing "here's the bass solo", the news that an artist is doing an album of covers is generally a sign that fans can take a break for a while, safe in the knowledge that this will be a space filler - probably good but not essential....
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Feb 14, 2011 @ 09:00 AM
Neil Diamond, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Says He Feels 'Very Lucky'
(Rolling Stone)
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Neil Diamond got his start as a Brill Building songwriter, writing "I'm A Believer" for the Monkees, among many other hits. His own career launched in 1966 with instant classics "Solitary Man" and "Cherry Cherry." By the early 1970s he was one of the most popular live acts on the road, a role he's maintained for the last four decades....
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Dec 19, 2010 @ 07:00 AM
Interview: Neil Diamond, musician
(The Scotsman)
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NEIL Diamond, 70 next January, is talking about a life on the road. There were the 1960s, when he toured America with The Who. The 70s, when he was an arena-filling phenomenon across the US. The 80s, when British royalty came calling....
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Nov 11, 2010 @ 06:00 PM
Neil Diamond,
(Billboard)
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Given his role as one of pop's most respected songwriters, Neil Diamond might be expected to fill a covers album with underappreciated obscurities by tunesmiths less highly regarded than he. Well, perhaps next time....
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Nov 9, 2010 @ 10:00 AM
No Slowing Down for Jazz Singer as He Rounds the Corner to 70
(Edmonton Journal)
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Mrs. Rose Diamond, a small, sprightly, smiley 92-year-old, asks if I'd like some corn on the cob. Her son, sitting next to her, wonders if I'm enjoying my hotdogs. Outside, the bottom of the garden is being pounded by the Malibu surf....
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Nov 9, 2010 @ 06:00 AM
Neil Diamond: Radio 2 Electric Proms, Roundhouse, London
(The Independent)
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"Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's all right/ We got all night/ To set the world right," hollers Neil Diamond, grinning.
Uplifting sauciness doesn't get any finer than "Cracklin' Rosie" and the singer's Electric Proms rendition is almost as exquisite as his live performance on Hot August Night; a double album from 1972 which features on its cover a sweaty, wild-haired and denim-clad Diamond, his hand hanging perilously close to his crotch. Here, the 69-year-old New Yorker is sweat free, neatly trimmed and dressed in black. He keeps his hands above board ? indeed they're reaching out, touching me, touching you....
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Nov 7, 2010 @ 11:00 PM
NEIL DIAMOND: I MARRIED MY MUSIC
(Daily Express)
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HE HAS millions of fans around the world, but iconic singer-songwriter Neil Diamond tells Charlotte Heathcote his success has mean sacrificing relationships in order to write great songs.
You don't get to be the third biggest recording artist in history without making some sacrifices along the way....
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Nov 7, 2010 @ 04:00 PM
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