Latest Release
- 29 SEPT 2023
- 2 Songs
- Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 142 - EP: Little Darling - EP · 1959
- The Best of the Diamonds · 1996
- The Best of the Diamonds · 1996
- Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 141 - EP: Passion Flower - EP · 1958
- The Diamonds Singles File · 2004
- The Stroll (Digitally Remastered) · 2010
- Little Darlin' - 50 Doo Wop Classics · 1999
- 30 Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds, Vol. 1 · 2005
- The Best of the Diamonds · 1957
- The Best of the Diamonds · 1996
Albums
- 2006
- 2004
- 1999
- 1984
- 2021
Compilations
About The Diamonds
One of the leading cover groups of the mid-'50s, the Diamonds adapted current R&B hits into pop gold of their own. Hailing from Toronto, the Canadian quartet (consisting of Ted Kowalski, Phil Leavitt, Bill Reed, and Dave Somerville) signed with Mercury in 1955 and immediately zoomed up pop play lists with covers of the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"; the Willows' "Church Bells May Ring"; and their biggest hit of all, a sanitized version of the Gladiolas hit "Little Darlin'." Fronted by David Somerville, the quartet hit with an original, the smooth dance outing "The Stroll." After weathering major personnel changes, the Diamonds notched their last hit in 1961. Somerville remained active as a solo artist for a time, and the Diamonds often toured the oldies scene. ~ Bill Dahl
- ORIGIN
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- FORMED
- 1953
- GENRE
- Pop