who was sweet caroline originally by
Â· just now. Report Abuse. Many artists sang Sweet Caroline but Neil Diamond's version is the most popular, according to iTunes. Neil Diamond wrote Sweet Caroline in 1969, and he reportedly wrote it in a hotel room in Memphis. Neil Diamond is not from Tennessee, though he wrote and recorded an album called Tenessee Moon in Nashville. Other artists who recorded Sweet Caroline include Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Womack, Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, The Ventures, Chet Akins, The Drifters and Julio Iglesias.