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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Diamond, Neil
His girlfriend. This was the first song he ever wrote.
'Red Red Wine'. 'Red Red Wine' was written while Neil Diamond was working in his father-in-law's haberdashery while he was waiting for customers.
'Beautiful Noise'. Produced by Robbie Robertson, it went platinum in 1976.
'Shilo'. Bang Records refused to release 'Shilo' as a single which is the reason Neil Diamond left them for Uni Records.
Fencing. He was a Pre-Med major.
'Touching You, Touching Me'. It went gold in 1969.
Virgin Records. He signed with Bang in 1965, Uni in 1968, and Columbia (whom he is still with) in 1973.
'Cherry Cherry'. It became a number six hit in 1966, the same year that The Monkees scored a number one hit with another song written by Neil {Diamond;} 'I'm a Believer'.
January 24, 1941. His parent's names are Kieve and Rose.
Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn's 'Abraham Lincoln High School'.
24 January 1941. Gets better with age!
| Which Neil song describes an imaginary childhood friend? | Neil Diamond
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Shilo. Neil had two different versions of this song. The original was on the album titled "Shilo", the later version was released on the "Taproot Manuscript" album.
Cracklin' Rosie. Song was on "Taproot Manuscript". Opposite side of the "African Trilogy".
| Neil is from the New York City area. Which borough did he grow up in? | Neil Diamond
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Brooklyn. Neil attended the same high school as Barbra Streisand and Neil Sedaka.
The Troubadour. Neil also introduced Elton John when he made his first US public appearance at this location in 1970.
Cherry, Cherry. "Cherry, Cherry", released in 1966, reached number six on the US billboard chart.
| Which song did Neil break into the Billboard Top One Hundred, in 1966? | Neil Diamond
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Solitary Man. 1966 was a good year for Neil. Not only did his own recordings do well, but his "I'm a Believer", by the Monkees, was the top song of the year.
America. "America" first appeared in the movie "The Jazz Singer". "America" was first recorded in 1980.
The Monkees. "I'm a Believer" was recorded by The Monkees in 1966. The song also appeared on the movie "Shrek" covered by Smash Mouth and Eddie Murphy.
You Don't Bring Me Flowers. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" was written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman to be the theme song for the TV show "All That Glitters" but producer Norman Lear changed the concept of the show so the longer fit. So Neil added a few instrumentals teamed up with Barbra Streisand and produced a beautiful song.
| "Don't know that I will but until I can find me a girl who'll stay" is from which song? | Neil Diamond's Music
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Solitary Man. "Solitary Man" was Neil Diamond's first song as a recording artist."Solitary Man" was released in April 1966 and first appeared on Neil Diamond's debut album "The Feel of Neil Diamond".
| "Tell your mamma girl I can't stay long we got things we gotta catch up on."
What song is this? | Neil Diamond's Music
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Cherry Cherry. "Cherry Cherry" first appeared on Neil Diamond's debut album "The Feel of Neil Diamond". "Cherry Cherry" was Neil Diamond's first big hit.
UB40. UB40's version of "Red Red Wine" topped the US and UK singles charts whilst Diamond's version reached 63 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. UB40's version was in the style of reggae.
Love On The Rocks. This song was written by Neil Diamond and Gilbert Becaud and appeared in the movie "The Jazz Singer" starring Neil Diamond. The song was released in 1980.
The Feel of Neil Diamond. "The Feel of Neil Diamond" was first released in 1966. The album included some of Neil Diamond's biggest hits including "Solitary Man" and "Cherry Cherry".
A type of wine drunk by a native Canadian tribe. Neil Diamond visited the tribe on a trip to Canada and found that "Cracklin' Rosie" was the nickname of a homemade alcoholic drink. "Cracklin' Rosie" was released in August 1970.
Sweet Caroline. "Sweet Caroline" is one of Neil Diamond most famous songs and is traditionally played in many Major League Baseball stadiums. "Sweet Caroline" was inspired by John F. Kennedy's daughter Caroline Kennedy.
| You know how sometimes you get a song that just comes creeping into your brain and you can't stop humming, singing or thinking abut it for days? Well that's how I've been lately about what has become my all time favorite Neil Diamond tune.
It's been around quite a while but only when I got a C.D. recently and heard it again and really listened to the words and the great musical background did it cause me to become mesmerized.
I'm now going to give you a verse from it, let's see if you can name that tune:
"It's the sound of the cars
On their furious flights
But there's even romance
In the way that they dance
To the beat of the lights"
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Beautiful Noise. "Beautiful Noise" was from the album of the same name released in 1976 by Columbia Records. It's a concept song that is an homage to, and his emergence from, the Brooklyn streets where he spent his early youth.
Interesting fact: "Beautiful Noise" and the other three songs listed above are all on the great twenty three track C.D. "The Very Best of Neil Diamond" (2011).
| Everybody has to start their career somewhere, somehow as somebody. When Neil signed his first recording contract with the "Duel" label in 1960, under what moniker was it billed?
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Neil and Jack. Neil and a high school buddy, Jack Packer (A.K.A. Jack Parker) comprised a duo known for obvious reasons as Neil and Jack, a duo that was envisioned as being an Everly Brothers type act. While they didn't quite (!) reach the heights of Phil and Don they did manage to record a couple of forgettable tunes: "You Are My Love At Last" and "Till You've Tried Love" both in 1962.
He signed his next contract (this time as a solo act) with the slightly better known "Columbia Records" in 1962 and although his "Clown Town" (1963) received a highly favorable review from "Billboard" magazine it turned out to be a commercial failure.
Interesting fact: In the "what have you done for me lately" category, it was only very shortly thereafter that he was dropped by the Columbia label with whom he would later sign a long term contract.
| Neil wrote and performed many songs in 1966, and one was given the distinction of being selected for the honor of "Pop Song of the Year."
Can you pick it out from the following choices?
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I'm a Believer. "I'm a Believer" was recorded by The Monkees with Mickey Dolenz as the lead vocalist. For seven consecutive weeks starting December 31, 1966, it hit the number one spot on the U.S. "Billboard Hot 100 Chart".
Interesting fact: It was the best selling record for the year of 1967.
| It was "Westward Ho" for Neil who moved to Los Angeles in 1970. Between 1969 and 1972 Neil released such hits as "Holly Holy" (1969), "Sweet Caroline" (1969), "Cracklin' Rosie" (1970) and "Song Sung Blue" (1972).
"Sweet Caroline" still enjoys numerous plays as it has been adopted as the unofficial song of a major sports team that has played the song since at least 1997 at a specific time at every home game. What long time sports franchise revs up the fans by playing it, and at what venue? | Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Neil Diamond
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Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. I suspect many of you knew that Red Sox Nation enjoys that exhilarating song as the unofficial middle of the 8th inning anthem, but did you know that it was a picture of Caroline Kennedy on the cover of "Life" magazine which inspired him to write it?
That photo created an image in his mind and he wrote the song about five years after seeing the shot of young Caroline in full equestrian gear astride a horse, with her parents in the background. He said he did the writing and composing in just about an hour while in a hotel room in Memphis, TN.
Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley have also recorded it.
Interesting fact: Neil sang "Sweet Caroline" to Caroline Kennedy via satellite in 1997 at the celebration of her 50th birthday and it was on that occasion, after all the years, he revealed that she had been the inspiration for what he calls the most important song of his career.
The song has since gone platinum with sales of over a million copies.
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