He grew up in several homes in Brooklyn, having also spent four years in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his father was stationed in the army. His parents were Rose (née Rapoport) and Akeeba "Kieve" Diamond, a dry-goods merchant. All four of his grandparents were immigrants, from Poland on his father's side and Russia on his mother's. ĭiamond was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family. In 2019, his 1969 signature song " Sweet Caroline" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. He also played in movies such as The Jazz Singer, a musical drama film.ĭiamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. Thirty-eight songs by Diamond have been featured in the Top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: " Cracklin' Rosie", " Song Sung Blue", " Longfellow Serenade", " I've Been This Way Before", " If You Know What I Mean", " Desirée", " You Don't Bring Me Flowers", " America", " Yesterday's Songs", and " Heartlight". He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor.
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