America’s Little Darlins This group was Stan Fisher, Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt, and Bill Reed. They agreed and for the next several months  Dave provided tutoring and got practice time in un-occupied studios at the C.B.C. That Christmas, the group was  to sing for a Christmas party at a local church. That date conflicted with studies for a law exam of Stan Fisher, the  lead singer and Fisher decided he needed the study time. Since Dave knew all the songs, he took Fisher’s place.  The audience reaction to the Dave Somerville lead group was so tremendous, the group decided that night to go  professional. In another fateful decision, Fisher decided to stay in law school and not continue with the group.  Dave became the permanent lead. Dave had great success with The Diamonds, spending approximately 8 years as lead. Peaking with the song “Little Darlin” that for 8 weeks, reached no. 2 on the charts. Dave has said, “It would have reached no. 1 if it hadn’t been  for that danged Elvis”. With multiple appearances on American Bandstand, this good looking singer with a great  voice and  smile could evoke screams and sighs from many a teenage girl.   In 1961, Dave left the Diamonds and went solo under the name of David Troy. He joined The Four Preps in 1967  singing bass. Somerville was the first replacement member for the Preps. In 1969 he concentrated on folk music  with a former member of the  Four Preps, Bruce Belland. The duo appeared in concerts, TV, and spent time as  regulars on the Tim Conway Show. From 1972-74 Dave founded the group WW Fancy. In the late 80s he again  sang with original members of the Diamonds on occasion. He also returned to the Four Preps, and somehow  found time to organize another group call Somerville’s Diamonds.   He studied acting with Leonard Nimoy and has acted in many TV shows, including Star Trek: The Original Series.  (See Photo) He co-wrote the theme song for the series, “The Fall Guy”, staring Lee Majors. But its in the recording  studios where he creates his most lasting impressions. Renowned for his harmonies and incredible vocal range, he has performed in shows of Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini and Bill Cosby. When actor David Carradine recruited  him during the scoring of the film "Mata Hari, he showed the ability to be a "one man" quartet.  He is greatly in  demand as a voice-over artist in Hollywood.  In his club act, the 1957 Greyhound Bus Tour has been a crowd  pleaser for some time.  In more recent  ventures, Somerville sang in a group called “Triple Gold”, with Jim Yester & Bruce Belland.  This  trio represents the groups, “The Association”, “The Four Preps”, and “The Diamonds”, singing hits from all three  groups. Not to forget, he still is the lead in his original group, The Diamonds, when they get together for oldies  shows. His most recent was a three year stint at the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theatre in Branson, Mo.   Dave is still available on occasion for your musical activities. Please contact him for open dates at  davesomerville@earthlink.net Dave supplies several CDs from his website and you can see his listing here. For additional information on Dave, visit his site and Dave’s page at  Wikipedia.