{"id":525,"date":"2012-05-30T12:36:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T16:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=525"},"modified":"2012-05-30T12:36:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T16:36:34","slug":"neil-diamond-tribute-show-at-lasalle-legion-june-9th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/neil-diamond-tribute-show-at-lasalle-legion-june-9th\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Diamond Tribute Show at LaSalle Legion, June 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Diamond<\/a><\/p>\n

Joey Purpura will be performing Neil Diamond\u2019s greatest hits\u2014including Cracklin\u2019 Rosie, Sweet Caroline, America, Love on the Rocks and I\u2019m a Believer\u2014at the LaSalle Legion, 7771 Bouvier on Saturday, June 9 beginning at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe interacts great with the audience,\u201d says Jim Connelly, who\u2019s in charge of the show for LaSalle Legion Branch 212. \u201cHe knows everything about Neil Diamond\u2019s life. I saw him five years ago at the NDG Legion and for the last two, he\u2019s been here in LaSalle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Purpura\u2019s show is called \u201cDiamond in the Rough.\u201d The singer developed it after success at a karaoke night eight years ago. He says that his vocal tones and phrasing have convinced some audience members that he\u2019s lip-synching instead of mimicking Neil Diamond\u2019s famous act.<\/p>\n

Since then, he\u2019s read a great deal about his idol\u2019s life so that he can include stories about Neil Diamond and his songs during the show.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also worked hard to recreate the various looks of the artist by changing costumes twice. In the first set, he dons bell-bottoms, huge collars and a vest to highlight Diamond\u2019s mid-seventies persona. During the second set, he takes on an eighties vibe with glittery pastel sequined shirts and scarves.<\/p>\n

Purpura now gets rave compliments for his performance. \u201cAfter every performance both the women and men approach me, not only to tell me how much they enjoyed the show, but also to tell me they were teenagers or in their twenties when Neil Diamond emerged, and how I took them back to that special time and place. Or, sometimes, it\u2019s the children of Neil Diamond fans who come up to thank me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old Montreal native lives in Toronto, but enjoys returning to his birthplace to perform. He\u2019s now working on future performances of Elton John, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor and Creed lead singer Scott Stapp.<\/p>\n

Connelly expects to attract 100 people or so to the June 9 LaSalle show. He says that tickets are $20. They\u2019re available for sale at the Legion bar between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. from Monday until Saturday or from noon until 10 p.m. on Sunday or at the door on the night of the concert. For more information about the Legion, call, (514) 365-0595.<\/p>\n

For more information about Joey Purpura and his Neil Diamond Tribute Show, visit www.solitaryman.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joey Purpura will be performing Neil Diamond\u2019s greatest hits\u2014including Cracklin\u2019 Rosie, Sweet Caroline, America, Love on the Rocks and I\u2019m a Believer\u2014at the LaSalle Legion, 7771 Bouvier on Saturday, June 9 beginning at 8 p.m. \u201cHe interacts great with the audience,\u201d says Jim Connelly, who\u2019s in charge of the show for LaSalle Legion Branch 212. 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