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Neil Diamond was born on January 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY. He has been an American icon for singing and songwriting ever since he signed his first record deal with Bert Bern's Band Records in 1966. He began playing shows around the same time as the opening act for Herman's Hermits and The Who.
Diamond has sold over 115 million records worldwide and as of 2002 he was ranked third only behind Elton John and Barbra Streisand on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists in the history of the Billboard chart. He was inducted into the Song Writers Hall of Fame in 1984 and was given the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
His most famous song, “Sweet Caroline” is played in the middle of the 8th inning at every Boston Red Sox home game at Fenway Park. On opening Day 2008 during the song, Diamond announced for the first time he would be playing live in concert at Fenway on August 23, 2008 during his World Tour.
