NEIL DIAMOND
Name: Neil Diamond
Birth name: Neil Leslie Diamond
Also known as The Diamond
Born: 24 January 1941 New York City
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and
occasional actor.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, Diamond was one of the more successful pop music
performers, scoring a number of hits in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. As critic
William Ruhlmann writes, "as of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115
million copies, and as of 2002 he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and
Barbra Streisand, on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists
in the history of the Billboard chart." As of May 2005 he had sold 120
million records worldwide, including 48 million records in the U.S.
Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to
tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have
been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres.
Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, and then in 2000
was given its Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been eligible for
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1989, but has thus far been
ignored.
Name: Neil Diamond
Birth name: Neil Leslie Diamond
Also known as The Diamond
Born: 24 January 1941 New York City
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and
occasional actor.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, Diamond was one of the more successful pop music
performers, scoring a number of hits in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. As critic
William Ruhlmann writes, "as of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115
million copies, and as of 2002 he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and
Barbra Streisand, on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists
in the history of the Billboard chart." As of May 2005 he had sold 120
million records worldwide, including 48 million records in the U.S.
Though his record sales declined somewhat after the 1980s, Diamond continues to
tour successfully, and maintains a very loyal following. Diamond's songs have
been recorded by a vast array of performers from many different musical genres.
Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, and then in 2000
was given its Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been eligible for
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1989, but has thus far been
ignored.