The Diamonds

Official videos

little darlin' - the original diamonds (1957)
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Little Darlin' - The Diamonds - All instruments cover
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The Diamonds - "Little Darlin" in stereo!
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Young Malay- Grove Street (Music video)
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The Diamonds in Paris 1959
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LITTLE DARLIN'
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The Stroll-The Diamonds-original song-1957
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2012 - 03 - Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
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Little Darlin' (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
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The Diamonds
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About this artist

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