In 1966, The Monkees scored a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I’m a Believer.” The song was written by Neil Diamond, who already had launched a successful solo career by that time. [RELATED: ...

Now 81, Bob Gaudio was the keyboardist and a vocalist for the Four Seasons and co-wrote many of the group’s hits, including “Sherry,” “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” and (for Frankie Valli) ...

Name drop 1970s-80s singer-songwriter Neil Diamond and someone invariably will start singing the chorus of “Sweet Caroline,” throwing in that iconic “ba, ba, ba” mimicking the toot, toot, toot horn ...