Neil Diamond

Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.

It was "the biggest disaster in the history of the music business" but went unreported for over 10 years. Losses included masters from everyone from John Coltrane and Chuck Berry to Nirvana and Snoop Dogg.

"I plan to remain active in writing, recording and other projects for a long time to come," says Diamond, who turns 77 on Wednesday (1/24).

Neil Diamond will celebrate five decades of making music with The 50 Year Anniversary Tour in 2017. Dates include two nights at NYC's Madison Square Garden...

The Kacey album features Willie Nelson and Leon Bridges. The She & Him album features Jenny Lewis and Steve Shelley.

The Monkees, with original members Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith (RIP Davy Jones), will release their first album in 20 years this y...

"I grew up in this fair borough," the star said, before playing the song. "It was a great place to grow up."

As home movies of his youth unspooled on screens behind, Diamond navigated what rates as one of the few, relatively subtle numbers of his career...

Neil Diamond @ Erasmus Hall High this week (more by David Andrako)

When Neil Diamond played Brooklyn's Ersasmus Hall High School earlier this year, his first-ever concert in the NYC borough where he was born, there was a big video crew there filming the whole thing...

Neil Diamond @ Erasmus Hall High this week (more by David Andrako)

We mentioned that Neil Diamond's Erasmus Hall High School show on Monday (9/29) was filmed and some of that footage has now appeared in a short, three-minute EPK for the new album and 2015 tour...

Dennis and Jackie Beck, 66 and 64, traveled from western Pennsylvania. Ms. Beck said she had seen Mr. Diamond 10 times.

"It's not that many," she said...