Neil Diamond - Rob Garrett
Like his legendary counterpart, Rob was born and grew up in New York City, learning to play the guitar at age 14. His main influences while growing up were Elvis, the Beatles, and quite naturally Neil Diamond. In 1974 he moved to Las Vegas along with his parents and younger brother. In 1980 he formed the group "Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" and for 15 years achieved prominence as the leader and front man of that city's premiere "oldies" and classic rock group. "I grew up just as Rock & Roll was taking over the world, so it was in my blood from the very beginning”. When the Beatles arrived at Kennedy Airport in 1964 I was living right there in the middle of it all! Rob finally got to see Neil Diamond in his first Las Vegas concert engagement. "It was the July 4th weekend in 1976 - America's bicentennial, when he opened the "Theater for the Performing Arts" at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. He held the audience including myself spellbound and broke all existing Las Vegas concert records at that time. I had been a fan since 1969 and I'd always thought that he had written some of the most poignant lyrics I'd ever heard and I knew he had a way of expressing his lyrics and music in a way that no other singer/songwriter had done so before or since". When "Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" took off in 1980 the band always covered a very wide spectrum of music from 1954 till the present and maintained that format. "I would always copy certain artist's voice and mannerisms when I performed their songs but when the song was over I moved on to the next one. I would always get the strongest reception when I did my “Neil” imitation”. In 1995 Rob made the decision to take his career in a new dimension by bringing the “live” performances of Neil Diamond to the stage. There are many people who would like to but never get the chance to see him perform. I love the challenge of re-creating the performances of this great musical legend who I hope still has many years of performances left in him." said Rob. Rob was praised by the Tutt’s for his ability to recreate Neil’s act and was told, “You have got him down!” On New Years Eve 2001, Rob was asked to open (as “Neil) for Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in the Riviera Hotel/Casino Convention Center. He performed to rave reviews in front of 4000 paying customers. For more information please visit the link below
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