Little
Darlin
topped
the
DJ's
stacks
of
hot
wax.
Dick
Nixon
bottomed
the
Republican's
presidential
ticket
as
Eisenhower's
veep,
pink
shirts
were
all
the
rage
and
purple
taillights
were
the
"in"
thing
on
your
chopped
and
channeled.
tuck
and
rolled
'49
Mere.
It
was
the
'50s
—
an
era
better
remembered
as
nostalgia
than
lived
through.
"Nostalgia
brought
us
back."
says
John
Felten
of
the
Diamonds,
now
whooping
it
up
in
the
Eldorado
lounge
through
Dec.
10.
We
were
doing
oldies
when
they
were
newies!"
laughs
Felten
at
the
top
of
the
show.
The
TV
series
"Happy
Days"
brought
the
veteran
silver
threads
among
the
gold
group
back
together.
and
the
nostalgia craze took it from there. The Diamonds started in 1956, and in '57 sold six million copies of their hit s
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.
An Era Better Remembered Than Lived Through
Article On Bass Singer John Felten
Felten……“nostalgia brought us back”
(article submitted by Ric Tester)
Little
Darlin
topped
the
DJ's
stacks
of
hot
wax.
Dick
Nixon
bottomed
the
Republican's
presidential
ticket
as
Eisenhower's
veep,
pink
shirts
were
all
the
rage
and
purple
taillights
were
the
"in"
thing
on
your
chopped
and
channeled,
tuck
and
rolled
'49
Merc.
It
was
the
'50s
—
an
era
better
remembered
as
nostalgia
than
lived
through.
"Nostalgia
brought
us
back."
says
John
Felten
of
the
Diamonds,
now
whooping
it
up
in
the
Eldorado
lounge
through
Dec.
10.
We
were
doing
oldies
when
they
were
newies!"
laughs Felten at the top of the show.
The
TV
series
"Happy
Days"
brought
the
veteran
silver
threads
among
the
gold
group
back
together,
and
the
nostalgia
craze
took
it
from
there.
The
Diamonds
started
in
1956,
and
in
'57
sold
six
million
copies
of
their
hit
single
"Little
Darlin'."
But
after
twelve
years,
The
Diamonds
reached
a
paradoxical
situation
from
which
there
was
no
escape.
According
to
Felten.
"Times
were
changing.
We
tried
to
change.
Our
music
was
old,
but
nobody
would
let
us
change
and
it
just
stayed old . . . Now it's nostalgia!"
When
asked
what
difference
nostalgia
made
for
The
Diamonds
Felten
replied.
"We're
not
doing
the
'50s
like
it
was.
We're
doing
the
'50s
like
people
think
they
remember
it
was.
The
difference
now
is
that
we
don't
have
to
be
concerned
with doing exactly what that audience or promoter wants. We're just having fun and the audience knows it!"
After
The
Diamonds
broke
up
in
the
'60s.
Felten
continued
recording
for
musical
backgrounds
in
movies
and
TV.
Working
together
some
with
Jim
Blaine
and
Paul
Callaghan,
both
former
and
present
Diamonds,
made
it
easy
for
Felten
to
get
together
a
group
when
he
was
approached
by
Paramount
for
a
'50s
sound
for
their
new
television
series
Happy
Days
(early
70s).
He
just
added
three
additional
members.
After
that,
said
Felten,
"It
was
a
matter
of
putting
the
kind
of
show
that
we
wanted
to
do
together
after
we
saw
we
could
do
it
that
way."
And
now,
"We
don't
have
steps
on
a
ladder
that
we're
trying
to
reach
any
more."
Felten
said.
"It's
kind
of
fun
to
have
replaced
goals
with
the
thought
of
being
able to look back at goals you've reached."
