Neil Diamond Donates Week's 'Sweet Caroline' Royalties To Boston Charity; How Much Did He Give?

Singer Neil Diamond donated this week's royalties of his hit song "Sweet Caroline" to a charity set up to help victims of the Boston marathon bombings. After the New York native put on a rival Red Sox cap and performed the team's unofficial anthem at Fenway Park unannounced last week, 'good times never seemed so good' for the prolific singer-songwriter.

Royalties for "Sweet Caroline" rose nearly 600 percent following his 'inclination' to perform at the Boston Red Sox-Kansas City Royals game last week

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There were a recorded 19,000 tracks of the Brooklynite's 1969 hit sold this week, according to Nielsen Sound Scan. Earning an average $300-500,000 per year on "Sweet Caroline", named in inspiration from a picture of a young Caroline Kennedy, the singer will donate the $5,000 he received just this week alone from downloads of the song.

The "Sweet Caroline" royalties will go to "The One Fund", set up in-part by Mayor Tom Menino, D-Boston, and Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass. following the terrorist attack on the Boston marathon on April 15.

The 'Solitary Man' said he is still writing new music and has been deeply affected by the bombing in Boston, telling Rolling Stone magazine that he is "writing about it just to express myself". Though he may reference the attacks in the future, it was one of 'Yesterday's Songs' that has inspired many who have followed the tragic events.