Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline" in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline" in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Neil Diamond (Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) and former President Bill Clinton (right) pose with 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees (front row from left) Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, (back row from second from left) Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep and Neil Diamond at the State Department following a dinner and reception on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Neil Diamond "won" the first-ever worst-actor Golden Raspberry Award, for "The Jazz Singer." That's more than balanced by 115 million records sold and eight No. 1 singles - and a Golden Globe nomination, for "The Jazz Singer. " (Associated Press)
Musician Neil Diamond rides a float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)
Inductee Neil Diamond, right, and Elton John perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Inductees (from left) Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper and Darlene Love join Bette Midler in performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2010 file photo, musician Alice Cooper performs his Halloween Night of Fear show at The Roundhouse in north London. Cooper, Neil Diamond, Darlene Love, Dr. John and Tom Waits will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, March 14, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
