The Diamonds . . . Then and Now

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 with covers of the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"; the Willows' "Church Bells May Ring"; and their biggest hit of all, a sanitized version of the Gladiolas hit "Little Darlin'." Fronted by David Somerville, the quartet hit with an original, the smooth dance outing "The Stroll." After weathering major personnel changes, the Diamonds notched their last hit in 1961. Somerville remained active as a solo artist for a time, and the Diamonds often toured the oldies scene.
~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

The Diamonds in 1957 singing "Little Darlin'"

After 47 years since the recording and release 

The Diamond's gathered in 2004 for this performance .

~the original diamonds~
lead : Dave Somerville (1933 - present)

tenor : Tedd Kowalski (1931 - 8 August 2010)

baritone : Phil Levitt (1935 - present)

bass : Bill Reed (1936 - 22 October 2004)

Dave Somerville – Lead / Replaced by Jim Malone 1961

Ted Kowalski – Tenor (died 2010) / Replaced by Evan Fisher 1958

Phil Levitt – Baritone / Replaced by Mike Douglas 1957

Bill Reed – Bass (died 2004) / Replaced by John Felten 1958 (died 1982) / Replaced by Gary Cech until 1991 (voluntarily left the group).