Diamond Neil: Neil Leslie Diamond 'was born January 24, 1941 "is a singer and songwriter, was born in Brooklyn, NY. 1960, 1980, Diamond was one of the most successful pop artists of music, scoring several hits. As a critic William Ruhlmann writes "Since 2001, said record sales of 115 million units worldwide, and in 2002 was ranked third, behind only Elton John and Barbra Streisand, the list of