Bert Berns, the label's head, had died during the course of it all, and by early 1968, Neil Diamond had signed to another label and was on his way to superstardom. GROSS: That was the late Ed Ward ...
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: ...