[Harp-L] Leo Diamond and Neil Diamond

["Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

I went to Neil Diamond's personal website

http://www.neildiamond.com/popup-f.html

and went to the "timeline" section, which gives this information for 
the period 1941-1950:

January 24, 1941

Neil Leslie Diamond

"Neil Leslie Diamond is born in Brooklyn, New York at the Isreal Zion 
Hospital, to Akeeba and Rose Diamond."

So it would appear that the famous singer-songwriter Neil Diamond is 
no relation to the famous harmonica plyer Leo Diamond.

(Trying to do a search on Leo Diamond bography is complicated by the 
existence of a well-known composer named David Diamond who happens to 
be David *Leo Diamond, and from a type of gem known as a Leo Diamond.)

Winslow


--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Joe and Cass Leone 
<leone@xxxx> wrote:


On Oct 14, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Tom Ball wrote:

> Hate to nit-pick, but I feel obligated to set the record straight 
> here.  Harmonica maestro Leo Diamond is no relation to Neil 
Diamond. 
> Neil Diamond's father was named Akeeba (aka Kieve,) and he was in 
the 
> dry goods business.
>
> cheers,
> -Tom
> __
  Where did you get this info Tom? Did it come from a book? Can it be 
verified?
  It definitely is NOT nit-picking.  Leo did have a son (and a 
daughter 
too I believe). I was only 4 years old and it was my older sister who 
knew the Diamond kids. Possibly their son is a different Neil? Also I 
believe that Chris Bauer had stated at one time the Neil's father was 
Leo.
  It sure would be nice to straighten it out, as it's VERY important 
to 
me.
smo-joe

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