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The Diamonds' biggest hits were 1957's "Little Darlin'" [5] (originally recorded by The Gladiolas, written by Maurice Williams) and "The Stroll" (1957), an original song written for the group by Clyde Otis, from an idea by Dick Clark.
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.
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 ...
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"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]
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.
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The song "Little Darlin'" was a No. 11 hit on the Billboard R&B chart in 1957, [4] but only reached number 41 on Billboard's Top 100. [5] However, when it was covered by the Canadian group the Diamonds , it moved up to No. 2.