NYC Radio: Scott Shannon Intros Neil Diamond At Surprise Concert

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Neil Diamond said, "Hello, my friends, hello" to a hometown crowd on Monday night.

"It was awesome! It was great!" one concertgoer told ABC-TV7.

The legendary artist delighted fans in the same hall where he took piano lessons and had detention he says a time or two when he was late for school.

Diamond, 73, was born in Brooklyn and attended Erasmus Hall High School in Flatbush from 1954-1956.

It's also where he sang in the chorus.

"This is a meaningful place for me. My life changed here. I learned so much at Erasmus Hall," Neil Diamond said.

Fans lined up hours before hoping to get the free tickets.

Diamond was introduced by Scott Shannon from WCBS 101.1 FM.  The performance was filmed for a documentary Neil Diamond is working on. He was supposed to perform five or six songs but ended up doing much more than that.



The legendary singer was also promoting his new album, "Melody Road", out later next month.