The 1950’s Fabulous Foursome! This   is   a   fan   site   of   the   original   Diamonds   of   the   1950s. All hailing   from   Canada,   they   made   their   way   to      the   U.   S., and   with   their   songs   and   energy,   endeared   themselves   to their fans forever.

The   image   to   the   left   is   a   newspaper   account   of   the   Diamonds   being   robbed   when   they   left   their   station wagon locked up at an airport. Oh yes, they also left valuable items in the vehicle. You   can   click   on   the   image   to   read   it   directly   on   the   newspaper   page,   or   just   read   the   account   below. By the way, the account was reported on April 1st……..hmmm…April’s Fool??

From the Toronto Daily Star - April 1, 1957 By HUGH THOMSON FOUR DIAMONDS SERENADE “DARLIN” WHO ROBBED THEM "The   Diamonds,"   four Toronto   lads   who,   as   a   male   quartet,   are   one   of   the   hottest,   up-and-coming   acts   in   show   business through   one   smash-hit   record,   have   every   reason   to   be   singing   the   blues.   Last   Friday,   they   returned   from   their   Toronto homes   to   Chicago   to   find   their   station   wagon,   left   at   the   airport   parking   area,   had   been   broken   into   and   their   entire wardrobe   or   the   act,   amounting   to   $2,500,   had   been   stolen.   Ironically,   the   only   item   left   that   wasn't   nailed   to   the   station wagon   was   the   good-luck   charm   owned   by   Teddy   Kowalski,   second   tenor,   which   was   left   hanging   on   the   rear-vision mirror.   Everything   else   that   could   be   immediately   lifted   had   been   carried   off.   Friday   and   Saturday   nights   they   had   two college   dates,   one   in   Peoria,   Ill.,   the   other   in   Cedar   Rapids,   Iowa,   and   they   had   to   go   on   wearing   street   clothes.   Dave Somerville,   first   tenor,   told   both   audiences   the   story   of   the   theft   and   apologized   for   their   motley   wardrobe.   During   one calypso   number,   "Little   Darlin',"   which   is   their   current   big   seller   on   the   pop-platter   market   in   Canada   and   the   U.S.,   Dave took   one   chorus   and   improvised   on   the   story   of   the   robbery,   ending   with   the   punch   line:   "You   stole   our   wardrobe,   little darlin'!"   it   brought   down   the   house   at   both   campuses,   reports   Nat   Goodman,   the   Diamonds' Toronto   manager.   "The   boys were not insured, so they cannot recover their loss", he said. "One   blessing   is   they   brought   home   to   Toronto   all   their   music   so   I   could   go   over   it   with   them,"   The   manager   plays saxophone,   clarinet,   English   horn   and   bass   clarinet   in   Howard   Showtime   orchestra,   on   TV,   and   does   much   of   the Diamonds'   arranging.   He   is   flying   to   New York   today   to   pick   out   new   materials   from   the   theatrical   tailor   who   has   the   boys measurements   and   makes   their   ivy-league   suits. A   couple   of   suits   apiece   will   be   flown   to   the   singers   in   Pittsburgh   where they will do a week's run. Their   big   break   comes   the   night   of   April   13,   when   they   will   appear   on   the   Perry   Como   show   over   the   North   American network.   Two   nights   later   they   will   be   guests   on   Canada's   Denny   Vaughan   telecast   revue;   two   nights   later   on   the   same network's   Cross-Canada   Hit   Parade;   two   nights   later   they   go   into   New   York's   Loew's   State   theater   for   an   extended engagement.   "I'm   glad   the   boys   took   it   in   good   part   and   turned   the   wholesale   robbery   into   a   laugh   on   their   college dates,"   remarked   their   manager.   "The   only   chuckle   I   get   out   of   the   nasty   mess,   is   the   thought   that   when   the   robbers   got their   loot   back   to   their   hideout   and   opened   it   up,   they   must   have   been   dumbfounded   to   discover   four   of   a   kind   in   every thing!"