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Nov 10, 2023 · Neil Diamond’s experience starring in ‘The Jazz Singer’ might have convinced him to follow his music, but it also resulted in a classic hit soundtrack album. Mention The Jazz Singer to Neil ...
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The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a pop singer. Based on the 1925 play of the same ...
Mar 14, 2011 · The '80s also saw Diamond's start on the silver screen as he appeared in the 1980 film The Jazz Singer. He and Faith Hill performed at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Neil Diamond ...
The Jazz Singer (1980) - Neil Diamond once said of this movie while doing publicity for it: "It was a unique experience to come up with songs that would comment on the film's storyline, yet not intrude on it. People constantly ask me why, with all my success, I find moviemaking so special. I believe that film is perhaps the greatest form of mass communication, as well as an art form ...
The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a pop singer. Based on the 1925 play of the same name by Samson Raphaelson , it is the fourth film adaptation, following the 1927 and the 1952 theatrical adaptions, and a 1959 television adaptation .
- Isidore Mankofsky
- Frank J. Urioste
- Richard Fleischer
- Jerry Leider
The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980, which served as the soundtrack album to the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer.The soundtrack was released in November 1980 originally on Capitol Records, instead of his then-usual Columbia Records, because the film was produced by EMI Films, owned by the parent company of the label for which the soundtrack was released.
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BBC Review. Diamond’s biggest hit in the States, this soundtrack shifted over six million. Chris Roberts 2010. If 1980’s Bob Gaudio-produced The Jazz Singer marks the point at which Diamond ...
