My Voice Is Gravel and Potholes...But It's Mine ; Hes Newly Cool, with Sold Out Shows at the 02. Hes Written Scores of Hits and Histours Rival the Rolling Stones. And Next Week You Can Get Neil Diamonds Brilliant Moviethe Jazz Singerfree with the Mail On Sunday

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THE astonishing stampede for tickets for Neil Diamonds two shows at Londons O2 arena this summer may seem a little surprising given that he has been writing and recording hits for more than 40 years.

But at 66, Diamond has found a young and hip new audience thanks in part to his latest album 12 Songs, a powerful country-tinged acoustic collaboration with hip-hop producer Rick Rubin, the man who helped revive the career of the legendary Johnny Cash.

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My Voice Is Gravel and Potholes...But It's Mine ; Hes Newly Cool, with Sold Out Shows at the 02. Hes Written Scores of Hits and Histours Rival the Rolling Stones. And Next Week You Can Get Neil Diamonds Brilliant Moviethe Jazz Singerfree with the Mail On Sunday

The album has helped rekindle public interest in a star whose credentials both as a gravel-voiced performer and as a songwriter are impeccable Diamond wrote the six-million-selling Im A Believer for The Monkees in 1966 before recording a string of immortal hits such as Sweet Caroline, Forever In Blue Jeans and Crackling Rosie and duetting with Barbra Streisand on You Dont Bring Me Flowers.

Now, to celebrate...

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