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.
Here’s
a
real
relic,
the
program
from
the
historic
first
actual
gig
the
group
did
at
St.
Thomas
Aquinas
Church
in
1953.
We
had
appeared
at
the
Lebanese
Club
earlier,
just
after
we
met
Bill.
I
don’t
think
we
performed
as
a
trio
before
that.
That’s
the
club
we
had
been
going
to
when
Ted
mentioned
he
had
a
bass
friend
and
where
he
came
to
meet
us.
We
went
outside
to
my
’47
Chev
and
sang
‘Down
by
the
Riverside’
and
the
sound
blew
our
minds.
A
week
or
two
later
we
sang
there
as
a
foursome.
I
don’t
remember
there
being
an
actual
stage
but
there
was
an
area
at
the
front
where
the
small
group
of
musicians
were
and
the
kids
all
stood
around
and
listened.
We
must
have
sung
there
3
or
4
times,
but
the Church affair was a real show. __
Phil Levitt
“The First Gig”
