Sad news today … the lead vocalist of the Canadian-based Doo Wop group, The Diamonds, has died. David Somerville (3rd left) fronted the Toronto quartet beginning in 1953 and has been inducted into five music halls of fame: the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Doo Wop Music Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Doo Wop Hall of Fame of America and Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He also received a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Diamonds scored no less than 16 hits on the music charts. Their biggest, ‘Little Darlin”, was released in March, 1958, reaching #2 on the Billboard Best-Sellers In-Store chart, on its way to becoming the third biggest hit record for the entire year.
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LITTLE DARLIN’
The Diamonds
[in High Definition]
1957
However, the first recording of ‘Little Darlin” was not by Dave Somerville and The Diamonds. It was written by Maurice Williams, and his group, The Gladiolas, recorded the R&B original just one month prior. (#Post of November 21, 1960)
Williams would later score one of the shortest-length hits in Top 40/Pop Music history (1:36) in 1960 with a new group called The Zodiacs. That hit, ‘Stay’, was subsequently covered by The Four Seasons, Jackson Browne and Cyndi Lauper.
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Source: Billboard.com
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