The Diamonds

The Diamonds
Formed: 1953 in Ontario, Canada
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Disbanded: 1962
Styles: Doo Wop, Early R&B, Early Pop/Rock
Group Members: Mike Douglas, Dave Somerville, John Felton, Evan Fisher, Tedd Kowalski, Phil Leavitt, Bill Reed, Stan Fisher
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
The Diamonds Meet Pete Rugolo
Released: 1958
Label: Mercury
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The Diamonds may have scored most of their hits with covers of R&B songs, but at heart they were a pop vocal group like the Ames Brothers or the Four Aces and relished wrapping their harmonies around standards ...Read full review
Old West
Released: 1960
Label: Mercury
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