The 1950’s Fabulous Foursome! This   is   a   fan   site   of   the   original   Diamonds   of   the   1950s. All hailing   from   Canada,   they   made   their   way   to      the   U.   S., and   with   their   songs   and   energy,   endeared   themselves   to their fans forever.

No   doubt   their   first   compilation   on   the   "Wing"   label,   a   subsidiary   of   Mercury Records.    If   Beethoven   had   heard   "Passion   Flower",   he   probably   would   have enjoyed a rip-off of his material. Personnel: Lead-David Somerville. Tenor-Ted Kowalski. Baritone-Phil Levitt / Mike Douglas. Bass-Bill Reed. (MERCURY-WING MGW12114) Update:    For   the   first   time   ever,   the   complete   recording   of   this   album   is   now available   on   the   CD,   The   Diamonds   -   The   Stroll   -   2   CD   Set,   through Amazon.

America’s Famous Song Stylist Released 1958

1.   THE STROLL 2.   YOU BABY YOU 3.   EV'RY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME 4.   KA-DING-DONG 5.   A THOUSAND MILES AWAY 6.   EV'RY MINUTE OF THE DAY

7.   LITTLE DARLIN' 8.   FAITHFUL AND TRUE 9.   STRAIGHT  SKIRTS 10. SILHOUETTES 11. PASSION FLOWER 12. DADDY COOL

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Perhaps   one   reason   that   music   traditionalist   are   so   consumed   with   pain   at   the   trends   of   the   rock-and-roll   era,   is   that   the   rock-and-roll performer   is   frequently   a   musical   madcap--which   is   all   good   and   well-but   that   he's   so   serious   about   it,   as   though   each   song   is   his   moment of truth. Whether   you   happen   to   think   that   way   or   not,   one   fact   is   clear:   The   Diamonds,   out-standing   young   artisans   of   the   rock-roll   form,   can   be   as madcap   as   the   next   fellow,   but   by   gosh,   they   know   they're   having   fun.      Their   first   and   perhaps   greatest   hit,   Little   Darlin'   was   such   a demonstration of tom-foolery that some loved the song for itself while other loved it for its satire on almost all love songs.   The   performance   walked   such   a   tight-rope,   that   nobody,   not   even   the   Diamonds   themselves,   are   quite   sure   whether   they   meant   it   as   satire or the real thing. Who cares, so long as it was fun? Here   in   one   high   fidelity,   madcap,   wig-flipping   bundle   of   flashing   Diamonds,   are   all   the   outstanding   hit   songs   of   this   Canadian   cluster   of   four fun-loving young Diamonds. Some are wild and some sincere. But heart-rending long-faces?  Never.    

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