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Neil Diamond Donating ‘Sweet Caroline’ Royalties to Boston Charity
Neil Diamond will be donating royalties from sales of “Sweet Caroline” since the Boston Marathon bombings to a charity that is helping victims of the terrorist incident earlier this month. Diamond’s 1969 track, a favorite of the Boston Red Sox, saw a sales boost of almost 600 percent following the April 15th attacks. After seeing the news on Nielsen’s Twitter, Diamond retweeted the post and added “Donating these royalties to #OneFund!”
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http://music.yahoo.com/news/neil-diamond-donating-sweet-caroline-royalties-boston-charity-144529548-rolling-stone.html
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