Neil Diamond
An 84-Year-Old Legend, A Denver Ballroom, And A “Sweet Caroline” No One Saw Coming
Guests came to the Carousel Ball in Denver expecting speeches and awards. They did not expect 84-year-old Neil Diamond to ...
Neil Diamond Turns One Song Into An Entire Stadium Moment
Most people know “Sweet Caroline” as background music at games or parties. In this 2012 live performance from a famous ...
When Neil Diamond Turned “I’m a Believer” into Our Song
The stage lights are hot, the band is locked in, and Neil Diamond walks out with his guitar like a ...
The Night Princess Diana Asked a Singer to Dance
In 1985, at a White House dinner in Washington, D.C., Princess Diana did something no one expected. She walked across ...
The Day A Stranger Flew In To Help Boston Breathe Again
On April 20, 2013, Boston walked back into Fenway Park with a heavy heart. It was the first home game ...
What Happens When a Legend Rerecords His Biggest Hits With a Full Orchestra?
Imagine hearing a famous song for the first time again. That is what happens here. A veteran singer goes back ...
Neil Diamond Almost Threw Away the Perfect Stage Name
Imagine Neil Diamond walking into a tiny New York studio in the 1960s and saying, “Hi, I’m Noah Kaminsky”… or ...
The One Sentence That Turned Neil Diamond Into a Different Person Onstage
Take the backstage stories off the tour bus and the spotlight off the stage for a second. There is a ...
How a Scared Young Singer Turned a 3-Song Disaster Into a Career
He was a brand-new performer, not a star. A club hired him for a full weekend of shows, but his ...
The Secret Life of “I’m a Believer”
Neil Diamond once called “I’m a Believer” a “spirit-lifter.” Honestly, that might be the understatement of his career. He wrote ...