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Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond performs during the 84th Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 16, 2013 in New York. The singer announced his retirement from performing after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images hide caption
Neil Diamond's new album, Acoustic Christmas, is out now. Micah Diamond/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neil Diamond's new album, Melody Road, comes out Oct. 21. Micah Diamond/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Neil Diamond's "Coming To America" played an especially memorable part in one NPR listener's adolescence. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Tom Waits, one of five stars inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2011 tonight. Cynthia Macadams/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image hide caption
Tom Waits onstage in 2004, six years into his eligibility for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Michael Kappeler/Getty Images hide caption
Neil Diamond says he's fulfilled a lifelong ambition in recording Dreams, his new album of covers. courtesy of the artist hide caption