Read THIS: Dennis Morgan started functioning with Neil when he ran the San Francisco office for MCA/Universal Audio Group. Neil appeared regularly at the Circle Star Theatre in San Mateo. And they have been the most sought following hugely prized ‘ticket-comps’ Morgan had in his promotion arsenal for use with the radio and press crowd. Truth be advised, he probably produced a lot more airplay and press in the Bay Area for other–a lot more needy Universal recording artists by leveraging Neil Diamond concert tix. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Neil was 1 the much more productive rock new music performers, scoring an extraordinary amount of charted hits. Morgan recalls how distressed his mentors at Uni Information have been (Russ Regan, Pat Pipilo, and Rick Frio) when Neil decided to depart the label and indication with Columbia Documents/Sony Music. At the time, there might have been a turf battle underway in the corporate suite–particularly soon after the late Artie Mogul and his A&R staff headed by Don Shane signed Andy Kim (Sugar, Sugar) who had reinvented himself in the picture of Neil Diamond with the mid-chart hit single, ‘Rock Me Gently’. In the end, Columbia Documents won just by producing an supply Neil couldn’t refuse. As critic William Ruhlmann when wrote: “Neil Diamond statements throughout the world file income of above 140 million copies, and he was ranked 3rd, behind only Elton John and Barbara Streisand.” Neil’s songs have been recorded by a huge array of performers from all musical genres. He posted the ‘Cherry Cherry’ video as a …