The great Neil Diamond is one of the world's best known, and well loved, songwriters and singers. His career has produced some really memorable hits, so it is little wonder that many people love to see a Neil Diamond cover band perform. With such a wonderful list of hits from which to choose, this kind of group remains very popular at parties and celebrations.
In terms of the adult contemporary genre of popular music, Neil Diamond has few peers. The New York-born star has sold over 125 million records globally, a massive total which testifies to his enduring popularity. This means that any cover group looking for songs to include in their own set lists have a huge range from which to choose.
At a wedding, for example, people are there to enjoy themselves; they do not necessarily want to be made to think too much. They are also much more likely to enjoy material with which they have some familiarity. For this reason, it is best to choose some of the absolute classics from the great singer's repertoire of material.
Not that that really narrows down the options, with the singer having enjoyed a long career which began in the early 1960s. It is songs from the late 1960s which many people know, hits such as 'Sweet Caroline' helping to catapult Diamond to international stardom at this stage of his career. Songs such as this hit will be well known, and even people unfamiliar with the titles will recognize the tunes.
It was in the 1970s when the star's career really began to take off, though. 'Song Sung Blue' came out in 1972, and it still goes down well with audiences wherever it is played. Bands who really want to get a better idea of what Diamond was all about during this stage of career should listen to the live LP 'Hot August Night', which has some cracking tunes to learn on it.
The 1970s was when this wonderful singer-songwriter really found huge fame, however, and this decade is a rich source of material for bands who perform covers. The singer himself recorded a new version of his 60s song 'I'm a Believer', a number which The Monkees made very famous indeed. Barbara Streisand covered another of his well-known songs, 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers' during this era too.
'Red Red Wine' is a song which many people know and love, although probably because they are fans of reggae rather than Neil Diamond. British group UB40 made the song a big hit in the 1980s, but older music fans will know that it was Jamaican artist Tony Tribe who did it first as a reggae number. Many people know the song, but fewer know by whom it was written.
Anyone playing in a Neil Diamond cover band has a huge choice of material they can perform. Solid gold hits decorate the singer-songwriter's career. Any one of these can thrill and entertain audiences at a variety of events.
In terms of the adult contemporary genre of popular music, Neil Diamond has few peers. The New York-born star has sold over 125 million records globally, a massive total which testifies to his enduring popularity. This means that any cover group looking for songs to include in their own set lists have a huge range from which to choose.
At a wedding, for example, people are there to enjoy themselves; they do not necessarily want to be made to think too much. They are also much more likely to enjoy material with which they have some familiarity. For this reason, it is best to choose some of the absolute classics from the great singer's repertoire of material.
Not that that really narrows down the options, with the singer having enjoyed a long career which began in the early 1960s. It is songs from the late 1960s which many people know, hits such as 'Sweet Caroline' helping to catapult Diamond to international stardom at this stage of his career. Songs such as this hit will be well known, and even people unfamiliar with the titles will recognize the tunes.
It was in the 1970s when the star's career really began to take off, though. 'Song Sung Blue' came out in 1972, and it still goes down well with audiences wherever it is played. Bands who really want to get a better idea of what Diamond was all about during this stage of career should listen to the live LP 'Hot August Night', which has some cracking tunes to learn on it.
The 1970s was when this wonderful singer-songwriter really found huge fame, however, and this decade is a rich source of material for bands who perform covers. The singer himself recorded a new version of his 60s song 'I'm a Believer', a number which The Monkees made very famous indeed. Barbara Streisand covered another of his well-known songs, 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers' during this era too.
'Red Red Wine' is a song which many people know and love, although probably because they are fans of reggae rather than Neil Diamond. British group UB40 made the song a big hit in the 1980s, but older music fans will know that it was Jamaican artist Tony Tribe who did it first as a reggae number. Many people know the song, but fewer know by whom it was written.
Anyone playing in a Neil Diamond cover band has a huge choice of material they can perform. Solid gold hits decorate the singer-songwriter's career. Any one of these can thrill and entertain audiences at a variety of events.
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