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| A Diamond in the rough: Black Neil winning over nation |
02.27.2006 |
How's this for an unlikely riddle: What do a Jewish kid from Brooklyn and a semi-homeless African-American kid from West Virginia have in common?
They both grew up to sound a heck of a lot like Neil Diamond.
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| Star-studded dream |
12.04.2005 |
Far.
He’s been traveling far. Without a home. But not without a star.
Theron Denson spent the better part of his life searching for a calling. Wandering aimlessly across the country, passing through t... |
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| Black Diamond has one-of-a-kind act |
09.08.2005 |
Theron Denson's husky voice soulfully sails into "Sweet Caroline." As if on cue, the Village People (already surrounding him backstage) don't miss a beat blanketing the Charleston singer's rendition of the Neil Diamond classic in harmony.
Fo... |
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| Close your eyes, and he's Neil |
02.08.2005 |
He could have lived Forever in Blue Jeans instead of sparkly shirts.
But the destiny of this African-American Neil Diamond impersonator couldn't be denied.
As the only black kid in an all-white church, ... |
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| Black Diamond sparkles at 103 East in Buckley |
02.07.2005 |
A large crowd cheered last Saturday night as Theron Denson made a special appearance at the 103 East Bar & Grill in Buckley. Known as the “Black Diamond” because he sounds almost exactly like top performer Neil Diamond, Theron wowed ... |
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| Black Diamond says Neil's fans will love this brother's sound |
02.04.2005 |
"It's Love, Love
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother Love's show"
‹ "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation S... |
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| Hello, again, hello |
01.27.2005 |
Pretty soon, I will be the proud owner of a Black Diamond CD.
Well, my mom will be anyway.
Decatur’s love affair with Theron Denson — a.k.a. The Black Diamond — rubbed off quite easily on the Hoak fam... |
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| Black Cherry, Cherry |
12.04.2004 |
| Four years ago, Theron Denson was fired from a West Virginia hotel for singing Neil Diamond songs too loudly. "The powers that be said I had to stop singing to the guests," he sighs. Walking back to his car, he looked up to the sky and said, "God, it... |
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| `Unreal Neil' is quite a deal |
12.02.2004 |
So you're an 11-year-old black boy growing up in Charleston, W.Va., and every Sunday, you sing hymns in a predominantly white church. Nearly every week, various kindly white women lean over the pew and tell you, "You know, young man, wh... |
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| THE BLACK DIAMOND |
11.18.2003 |
Once flat broke and homeless, Theron Denson put himself on the road to stardom by reproducing the style of legendary crooner Neil Diamond – and calling himself Black Diamond!
“People get the most perplexed looks on thei... |
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