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.
Evan
Fisher
-
Evan
was
born
in
October,
1936
in
Cleveland,
Ohio.
His
father
always
liked
to
sing,
so
they
sang
together
for
as
long
as
Evan
can
remember.
He
started
singing
in
school
choirs
in
the
fifth
grade,
and
it
was
always
the
most
enjoyable
part
of
the
day.
At
age
15
He
and
his
family
moved
to
Los
Angeles,
California
and
Evan
enrolled
in
Hollywood
High
School.
Of
course
he
took
choir.
There
he
became
friends
with
a
fellow
student,
Bruce
Belland
and
they
decided
to
form
a
quartet
for
the
Hollywood
High
talent
show.
They
loved
the
Four
Freshmen,
and
before
you
are
a
college
freshman,
you can go to prep school, so they named themselves the Four Preps.
The
group
consisted
of
Bruce
Belland,
Glen
A.
Larson,
Ed
Cobb
and
Evan.
After
graduation
they
did
a
few
shows
around
LA
with
a
well-
known
DJ
by
the
name
of
Johnny
Grant.
Evan
was
not
sure
what
he
wanted
to
do
with
his
life,
so
he
decided
to
join
the
Navy.
A
few
months
later
he
was
floating
around
the
Pacific
Ocean
on
the
aircraft
carrier
USS
Kearsarge.
One
day,
while
listening
to
Armed
Forces
Radio, he heard the DJ say “and now, here is a big hit by Capital recording artists the Four Preps – 26 Miles”. Ouch!
After
leaving
the
Navy
he
worked
odd
jobs
around
LA
for
a
while
and
one
day
got
a
call
from
the
Prep’s
accompanist,
Lincoln
Mayorga,
who
said
that
a
popular
group,
with
several
big
hits
to
their
credit,
was
looking
for
a
tenor.
His
lucky
day.
That
began
his
12
great
years
with
the Diamonds, Mercury recording artists. The group consisted of David Somerville, the lead singer, John Felten and Mike Douglas.
As
with
other
groups,
problems
arise
and
people
come
and
go.
Dave
Somerville
left
the
group
to
pursue
a
very
successful
solo
career
and
was
replaced
by
Jim
Malone,
a
very
talented
and
versatile
singer.
Years
went
by
and
personality
problems
arose
within
the
group,
which
made
it
impossible
to
work
together.
Jim
and
Evan
decided
to
leave
and
form
a
duo
–
Fisher
&
Malone.
They
sang,
did
impressions,
and
a
bit
of
comedy.
After
four
years
or
so
working
night
clubs
all
over
the
country,
Jim
had
to
leave
because
of
personal
problems.
So,
after
Evan’s
16
years
in
the
business,
he
felt
it
was
time
to
retire
and
try
for
more
stability
in
his
life.
He
got
the
position
of
general
manager
and
buyer for a men’s clothing store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Later he left for a life back in California.
Once
again
he
was
fortunate
to
get
a
great
job
as
the
general
manager
of
the
world
famous
comedy
night
club,
the
Ice
House.
He
met
and
married
a
wonderful
woman
by
the
name
of
Natalie.
Then,
following
18
years
of
working
with
some
of
America’s
greatest
comics,
such
as
Tim
Allen,
George
Lopez,
David
Letterman
and
Jay
Leno,
he
felt
it
was
time
to
retire.
He
and
his
wife
retired
to
a
small,
but
wonderful
town
in Arizona. To quote Evan: “Life is good.”
