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After Dave Somerville left the group in 1961 [1] to pursue a folk singing career as "David Troy", he was replaced by Jim Malone. There were no more hit records by the Diamonds after Somerville left. [7] Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the Diamonds performed mostly in Las Vegas led, at first, by Mike Douglas, later being continued by Glenn Stetson.
The Diamonds have been honored and inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame, The Doo Wop Hall of Fame, The Rockabilly Hall of Fame and are recipients of Canada's Juno Award. Somerville's last stage show, On The 1957 Rock & Roll Greyhound Bus , was based on rock and roll’s first major tour.
The Diamonds were a Canadian pop group that evolved into a doo-wop group. The Diamonds' version reached number two in sales for eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 3 song for 1957. In Canada, the song was No. 11 on the premiere CHUM Chart, May 27, 1957. [4] The Diamonds' version is generally considered ...
"The Stroll" is a song written by Nancy Lee and Clyde Otis and performed by The Diamonds. It reached No. 1 on the Cashbox chart, [1] #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1958. [2] The song was ranked #48 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1958. [3] The Diamonds were the first to record "The Stroll". [4]
Songs by the doo wop group The Diamonds. Pages in category "The Diamonds songs" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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The group's most recent television appearance was with the award-winning 2004 PBS special, Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop. The current incarnation of the Four Preps features co-founder and original lead singer Bruce Belland, Bob Duncan (formerly with the Diamonds and the Crew Cuts), Michael Redman (of the Crew Cuts), and Jim Armstrong. [1]
Emma McIntyre/Staff/Getty Images. According to Bloomberg, as of 2024 Selena Gomez's net worth totals a cool $1.3 billion.The multi-hyphenate derives the majority of her wealth from her cosmetics ...