Today is the 79th birthday of one of the most iconic singers of our generation. He started with his first hit “Solitary Man” which was a song he wrote back when he could barely afford to buy a hamburger at McDonalds!! His name….Neil Diamond!!

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.^[1][2] He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: “Cracklin’ Rosie“, “Song Sung Blue“, “Longfellow Serenade“, “I’ve Been This Way Before“, “If You Know What I Mean“, “Desirée“, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers“, “America“, “Yesterday’s Songs“, and “Heartlight“. 38 songs by Diamond have featured in the Top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.

DID YOU KNOW: That the song “I’m A Believer” by the Monkees was written by…NEIL DIAMOND??!!

So this is a Happy Birthday to the Solitary Man himself…the Cracklin’ Rose…Neil Diamond.