I think they could have taken a couple moments to mention his charitable donations. For example when Hurricane Ike struck Texas and decimated many homes on Oak Island, Neil, without any fanfare or photo ops, reached into his own pocket and helped rebuild many of those homes. He’s a great musician and a great man. His music has brought so much joy into my life.

Beautiful Voice, beautiful Singer, beautiful Man...Love You, Neil Diamond forever

I WAS AT HIS FIRST CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES AND HAVE LOVED HIM EVER SINCE!

Has meant so much to me and my late father. Nothing can happen in my little corner of life that Cracklin Rosie cannot bring healing and hope to me. I love and thank Mr Diamond from my heart.

One night, a long time ago, I turned on the TV and low and behold, it was my all-time favorite musician/songwriter/entertainer on the Kennedy Awards. I almost fell out of my chair. It was just a "happy accident" that I found it. Love Neil Diamond 💎 ❤️ ♥️.

Best entertainer of all time. And he did it all fully clothed unlike entertainers today!! I saw over a 100 of his concerts, and every one just got better. Even named two of my dogs - Shilo and Diamond. He was and will always be the best!!

An absolute treasure you are Neil Diamond. I've seen you in concert twice and loved every second. So gracious and handsome xo Lots of love from Australia

Neil's music 🎼🎶🎻🎵🎤 and lyrics ✍ are unbeatable. I am hapoy he has been finallly officially honoured 👏👏👏👏👏

Mr Diamond. You're a wonder in the music industry. But you excel in another area well beyond your musical achievements - you are one beautiful human being. God made you. God loves you, God bless you!

The whole world loves this Man❤️💚🧡💜💞💝

Not just America, but the whole world loves Neil Diamond. Love from Australia 😄

Congratulations to Neil Diamond.ne of the most innovative musicians of our time!

I have loved neil diamond songs since my elem days sweet caroline so sweet to my ears...from the philippines

wish i had met him when we were younger. Wow

Exactly 48 years ago today ; the 7th of June, 1975 , I collected my copy of ‘HOT AUGUST NIGHT’ from my local record store. Had saved school bus fares and school dinner monies for weeks ( ‘pocket money’ was not an automatically, weekly ‘given’ where I grew up ) I had attempted to listen to it 2 years previously when my elder brother borrowed his friend’s copy. It , mostly , escaped me … this time it was l i f e - c h a n g i n g in ways that would require a book to explain . Very , very blessed to have seen Neil in concert 27 times ; starting with The London Palladium & Woburn Abbey in June and July 1977. Made it to The Greek Theatre in August ‘12 for his final 2 concerts celebrating the 40 th anniversary of the greatest live album ever recorded - a 13, 000 mile round trip . I am in total agreement with James A. Doolittle , the then (1972) Theatre Director of The Greek Theatre who stated : “ I enjoyed the theatrical experience of my lifetime due to the hypnotic and unsurpassed talents of Neil Diamond .”

Neil deserves everything and anything!

Anazing music!!!!!

Doy gracias a Dios por conocerte desde hace tantos años desde 1980, gracias mi chico guapo desde Ibiza España cuidense mucho mi chico guapo

I love NEIL and that was so very beautifully respectful.

neil is at his best on his albums. in the studio he becomes neil, the man with the needs to do these song, all from his heart, i think his main concern was to reach people with songs that would tell us that he had feelings just like us. his main concern was not to have a big seller, lp but to sing how he feels first. god gave him the gift of song. love you neil, and thank you.

Neil deserves it 👍👍👍

I think it was in 1971 when Neil came to Vancouver..as soon as I heard..I left work to go buy a ticket,I had 4th row center..on of the greatest times of my life!! Thank you Neil

Had the good fortune to see Neil in Florida many years ago. I too grew up in the same neighborhood as he did in Brooklyn. Love his music and how he so loved by the audiences he performs before.

Every time I hear that cry in his voice, I get goosebumps!

Beautiful Niel 🙏❤

That's my dream to have one song on the radio! It would be out of this world ❤ He's so amazing!!!

Noche calida de agosto 1972 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇨🇱

One of those guy's that "Is" that good! Love every damn thing he ever put out there!

Neil 😍👏👏👏👏👏

Bien merecido reconocimiento para Nail ❤a ❤los amo y❤❤❤❤

what a tribute to my fave singer so sorry to hear of his recent diagnosis , best wishes for him

MUY MERECIDO PREMIO O RECONOCIMIENTO A NEIL DAIMOND COMO SE LO MERECE UN GRAN ARTISTA DE TALLA INTERNACIONAL.

Neil Diamond had us all enthralled!!

Oh dear ; Let Neil sing his own songs . Neil you're the best !!!! Love Neil Diamond !!!!

Simplesmente,amo,,,ele fez por merecer,e merece todo carinho reconhecimento por que ele é perfeito,maravilhoso,,,viva Neil Diamond,,,viva,,,

Neil, Elton and Dylan..my Holy Trinity of Singer/Song writers..🎼🎵🎶🎸

Angel ❤❤❤❤❤love you

I. Love you Neil Diamond

I love Neil Diamond I got to see him twice at Pepsi in Albany both times as a birthday present for my birthday in November many years ago

❤❤❤mi mejor cantante de mi vida ,ya soy mayor pero sigo emocionarme mucho 😅🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘

You've gotta LOVE him!! 💜

Thank you for sharing, as I missed the opening of this!! Great genius of our time and thanks for posting!

Thanks for honoring Neil , nice video, well done !! Thank-you !!!

They forgot to mention his HOT AUGUST NIGHT era. It seems that was totally skipped over. It was his best EVER. I think there should be a new award for always MY Neil Diamond.... His passion.... This looked too commercial. I demand a retake!!

I love Neil Diamond.

Reconocimiento ampliamente merecido al gran Neil Diamond. Todavía queda algo d respeto.

my name is Caroline and I love him ty

Mr. Lithgow is national treasure.

Thank you Neil Diamond for your incredible music, especially Sweet Caroline. That song became the anthem for the Iowa City West High School since August of 2011 when an incredible kid by the name Caroline Found was killed instantly in a freak moped accident. She didn't like being called Caroline, she said call me Line or Liner, nothing else. She helped lead her team to the state championship in 2010 as a junior, but just days before her senior year, the entire city and much of the state of Iowa learned about her death. On April 13th, a movie titled "The miracle season", named after the book written by Kathy Bresnahan who was the coach for the girls volleyball team opens in theaters, (book was released this week) all about this young girl who had touched so many lives, and after her death, Sweet Caroline was played and sung by everyone in the bleachers at volleyball as well as other sports. Also, her mom Ellyn, who was battling end stage pancreatic cancer somehow managed to make it to the funeral for her youngest child, she even walked out of the church with her husband rather than the wheelchair she arrived in. She passed away 12 days after her daughter. Her dad Ernie was a spinal surgeon, and performed surgery on my back in early 2011, and he is such a kind, gentle giant. "Line" was more than just a volleyball player, and here is a link to a great video from Bryant Gumbel on HBO Sports. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qK11fpmk3KqmeKM.html

I love sweet Caroline but his song I am I said is great ❤

Such an achievement, bowing for your talent the Lord present it to you and you didn’t cover it but work hard and that is why the Lord gives you all the rewards you deserve 🎉Amen 6:41

GREAT!!!! Y!

American Classic Indeed

I'm also a believer 👍

I don’t know if this will get to Neil Diamond or not but I just wanted to let you know that you have played a part in me and my son’s life. He’s always been an Artist of many things. From the time he was 7 months old yes 7 months old he learned how to whistle while he later in traction with a broken femur. Well anyway as the year passed he always had the art of a microphone and singing and she 2 took off on a tiny bicycle my father had built him. And then he began to draw my father got and built him a desk while a chalkboard. Later on when he was 11 he had been playing different instruments still can he brought a band together he even was in a competition won 1st place with his 2 friends he was lead singer and guitarist of course then as he was in last part of his high school went to a vocational school training in producing media and Art. He further his career went to 2 colleges graduating both colleges with too honor and Presidential awards. Having said all this I was such a Neil Diamond fan he grew up listening with and without me to you Neil Diamond to fast forward everything he began his own business it grew in Columbus, Ohio and we always new he was New York bound. He finally made it to New York and opened his 2nd shop. He does Art production media digital design and even has a Tee shirt business on the side also. All I have to do say or text email is Hello my friend hello.. it means so much to him and I and your music has played a huge part of our life’s btw he’s only 33 and has accomplished all this . So thank you for your songs and you are truly a wonderful man singer and song writer ❤️💕

John Lithgow wow comic genius

did I miss his first written hit ; so much for the Monkees treated like 'sugar sugar' which was the number one in 69

He forgot The Monkees , im believer.

!!!!!

What is that thing beside him on the left @ 1:23 looks like something the Late Jim Henson made getting nominated!

But He’s ours. He was born and raised in Brooklyn U S A

Really great, except for Odumbo being there.

Ironic of the American classic and they end it with footage playing Glastonbury in the UK

Funny how Lithgow left out the band who covered "I'm a Believer" with the greatest success, The Monkees.

Why did they skip The Monkees when they mentioned I'm a Believer? That's just absurd. They were the first to make it a hit.

That John Lithgow introduction... looks to me like a lot of very bad taste. Don´t understand how they do such things having the opportunity of doing much finer things. Well... its America.

Hey is that beautiful black lady Alisha Keyes