September 19th, 1944. A German Panther tank commander peers through fog so thick he can barely see 50 meters ahead. His vehicle is…
Johnny Carson dared his most famous guest to sit down at the piano on the Tonight Show. What Elvis played next made Carson…
Bob Dylan Was Skeptical Of Him Backstage — Then Neil Diamond Walked On Stage And Silenced The Room D
The Bitter End. Greenwich Village, 1966. Bob Dylan stood in the shadows backstage, arms crossed, watching this new kid set. >> In the…
Waldorf Atoria Hotel, New York City, 2011. Neil Diamond stood backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, waiting for…
November 2014, a press conference that was supposed to be routine became the moment that shattered 50 years of assumptions. Neil Diamond sat…
The Caesar’s Palace spotlight hit Neil Diamond mid song when he saw him. Dean Martin, 63 years old, sitting alone in the back…
Fenway Park, Boston 2013. The Red Sox were playing the Kansas City Royals in front of 37,000 fans. Bottom of the eighth inning,…
Irasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, 1958. The annual talent show auditions were brutal. Only 10 acts would make it to the stage. Neil…
Brooklyn, New York, 1947. A tiny six-year-old boy stood on a wooden stage at PS181’s talent show. Neil Diamond could barely reach the…
The Trouador, West [music] Hollywood, August 25th, 1970. A 23-year-old British pianist named Elton John was bombing on stage. The club was half…