Neil Diamond is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He is one of pop music’s most enduring and successful singer-songwriters. He scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. As of May 2005, Diamond has sold 160 million records worldwide, including 48 million records in the United States.
Diamond was born in New York City into a Jewish Russian-Polish family. He sang in the high school choir and during his senior year in New York University, a music publishing company offered him $50 a week to write songs. Later in 1963, he signed with Columbia Records as a solo performer. Sales were disappointing and the label dropped Diamond. He spent his early career as a songwriter in the Brill Building.
Both The Monkees and Elvis Presley recorded versions of Diamond’s songs. IN 1966, he had a hit with “Solitary Man” and followed it with “Cherry, Cherry.” In the 1970s, he signed with MCA Records and had a major hit with “Sweet Caroline.” Diamond starred in a remake of the Al Jolson classic The Jazz Singer in 1980 opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. His record sales slumped somewhat in the 1980s and 1990s but his concert tours continued to be big draws. He continues to record and tour.
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