It's a personal opinion; NEIL DIAMOND is the greatest pop male singer next to Elvis Presley. But he is a songwriter too and wrote so many hits since 1962 when he first wrote, Solitary Man.Some 38 songs of Neil Diamond are on the top 40 hits. Name them and they are on the list. Cherry, Cherry, Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon, Kentucky Woman, Red, Red Wine, Shilo, the Jonathan Livingstone Seagull album and the classics, Sweet Caroline and Song Sung Blue.
Personal choice is the Hot August Night album, where he performed at the Greek Theatre and produced by Tom Catalano (MCA 2-8000 produced in 1971 at Universal City, California USA.)
Watched him live in concert when he performed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1985. The best seats cost $30.00 and he sang for 2 hours.
"The human voice is the most important instrument at our disposal, yet it is one of the most difficult to understand or define... it is more than just a sound... it is the soul itself. Neil Diamond - 1974." Neil Diamond is still performing today. And he twitters.
Image shows Neil Diamond performing on stage, during the Toyota Concert Series on the Today Show, May 6th, 2005 in New York City.
There are more than 20 official websites about this great man. Check out: http://www.neildiamondhomepage.com/
Image from: http://www.vh1.com/
(Original article: Andy Lim).
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