Sweet Caroline is a song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and originally released in May 1969 as a single with the title Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good).
5 Part Pops for Brass is part of a new collection of 25 Pop inspired arrangements for Brass Quintet arranged by Chris Wilcox.
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All transposed parts are included.
It was arranged by Charles Calello and recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis,Tennessee. In a 2007 interview, Diamond stated the inspiration for his song was John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline, who was eleven years old at the time it was released. Diamond sang the song for her at her 50th birthday celebration in 2007.On December 21, 2011, in an interview on CBS's TheEarly Show, Diamond said that a magazine cover photo of Caroline as a young child on a horse with her parents created an image in his mind and the rest of the song came together about five years after seeing the picture. However, in 2014 Diamond said the song was about his then-wife Marcia, but he needed a three-syllable name to fit the melody. The song has proven to be enduringly popular and, as of November 2014, has sold over two million digital downloads in the US alone. In July 2021, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart again 50 years after its first UK release, following its use by England football supporters during Euro 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Diamond changed some of the lyrics to "Hands ... washing hands ... don't touch me ... I won't touch you.” In 2019, Sweet Caroline was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Neil Diamond was born in January 1941. He is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles and thirty-eight of his songs have reached the top 10. He has also acted in films, making his screen debut in the 1980 musical drama film The Jazz Singer. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Also in 2011, he was made an honoree of theKennedy Center and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
