Steven Tyler, Neil Diamond Rock Red Sox Opener

(CBS/AP)  Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Neil Diamond rocked Red Sox fans as they rang in Opening Day with live performances, including Tyler's "God Bless America" and Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," a Red Sox theme song.

Tyler, a Boston-area resident, was accompanied by his daughter, Chelsea, and performed during the seventh-inning stretch. She harmonized with her father at the end of the song.

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Diamond, whose "Sweet Caroline" is played at Fenway after the top of the eighth, stepped onto the field to sing it in person. The Brooklyn native wore a blue Red Sox hat with a red "B" and a dark jacket with the words "KEEP THE DODGERS IN BROOKLYN" on the back, Boston CBS station WBZ reports.

The nice weather was a perfect backdrop for the Red Sox Opener, which also included a flyover by two jet planes and fireworks before the game and a ceremonial first pitch by Pedro Martinez.

Then there was the usual serious stuff - another wild game between Boston and the New York Yankees in the latest installment of their rivalry, a game won by the Red Sox 9-7 with two comebacks Sunday in the first night opener in the 98-year history of Fenway Park.

Watch Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and his daughter Chelsea sing "God Bless America."



Watch Neil Diamond perform "Sweet Caroline."