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They are not as thick sown artists who first stood in the shade, others wrote songs for himself and later breakthroughs. Barry Mann was such a person, like Carole King and Neil Diamond fits perfectly in that list. Diamond was a modest boy, who lived somewhat reclusive, not so easy communicating with others. However, he would become one of the most famous and important American singer songwriters of the 20th century.
He became the 24th January 1945 when Neil Leslie Diamond was born in Cosney Island, a suburb of New York. Both his parents were of Polish origin. Mama's parents even had Russian roots. In 1953 his father and mother in Brooklyn to open a textile shop. He knew the street life like no other, quickly joined a gang, but continued to be closed character always in the background. Brawling, it was not him. Strange as it may sound, one day he decides to write poems to explain. Exposing his sensitive soul Home mate Neil already from childhood the music his parents played and he heard over the radio: Jewish songs about the first rock 'n' roll records to the Latino songs which his parents so much dancing. During golden globe live a youth camp in Surprise Lake, about sixty miles outside of New York, Neil sees action in 1954 Pete Seeger. Here Neil discovers that he can put his poems., His first texts, including music He buys himself a second guitar for only sixteen dollars and thus kills many lonely moments, golden globe live because his parents had their hands full with the store. Singing, he really likes to do, and therefore a member of The Erasmus High School. In the same choir then unknown Barbra Streisand sang. At school Neil dares for the first time to sing solo. That brings him into contact with Jack Packer and together they form a duo. They even put two songs on plate: What will I do and I'm afraid. We note that same year, 1960 teaches Neil know Jay Posner, his first wife, and writes for her doowop golden globe live tinted Hear Them Bells. At school it Neil ever better for the wind. He manages to get to the New York University with a scholarship and there follows the direction biology. He would later admit in an interview that he would rather had studied to be able to help and heal people. Physician for But the love for music and especially for writing songs, getting the upper hand. Even during his lectures, he can not resist writing something which he later tries to sell at various music publishers of Tin Pan Alley (a neighborhood on Broadway) golden globe live texts. He strikes a deal with publisher Sunbeam Music after he shut down his duo but noted quickly that he can deliver. Them no hits His next step will be a record deal with Columbia Records in 1962 with only one single end result At Night. A little later he is back on the street. Diamond admits that he had made to look like Neil Sedaka too much his best and had forgotten to be heard. Their own sound Neil could feel a little afford to look for the most suitable job for him because golden globe live his wife gave meantime lesson even though they were now two children rich. Neil then knocks at the famous Brill Building on Broadway with it in that time very popular music publishing company Aldon Music of Don Kirshner established. Here hits were delivered to the meter by big guys like Neil Sedaka, golden globe live Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weill, Ellie Greenwich etc ... He teaches there also have Jeff Barry who had previously scored with written by him songs Chapel of love all hits , Leader of the pack and Da Doo Ron Ron. Thanks Jeff Barry Neil comes into contact with the big boss of Atlantic Records, Jerry Wexler, who gives it to producer Bert Berns who there dealing with the network golden globe live initiated smaller record label Bang Records.
Together with his family, Neil had meanwhile moved to Long Island where he had installed. One of his upright pianos Here he wrote his first hit, his first single, incidentally for Bang Records, Solitary golden globe live Man. Writing about loneliness did him good, it was like he wrote a song about himself. This song about his introverted lifestyle he bazeerde the minor sounds of the Beatles hit Michelle. For the next single is chosen Cherry, Cherry Neil had written golden globe live as Money, money, but that did not fit Berns. He also opteerdt for the first version they had canned, stripped of all ballast which was subsequently added as brass etc ... That rush gecleande version is the 20th August 1966 released as a single and a little later in sixth place in Billboard's Hot One Hundred. As things go well, decided to put The Feel of Neil Diamond with daaro first album in the market