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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.
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Songs From the Old West - The Diamonds Released 1958
This   is   a   very   interesting   album   because   it   was   a   sharp   turn   from   what   they had   been   doing.   The   Diamonds   decided   to   depart   from   the   ever-changing Rock   &   Roll   scene   and   find   a   niche   that   was   more   suited   to   their   style   of singing. Good harmony is obvious on every cut. Personnel: Lead-David Somerville. Tenor-Evan Fisher / Ted Kowalski. Baritone-Mike Douglas. Bass-John Felten / Bill Reed. (MERCURY MG20480) Orchestra: Pete Rugolo. Update:    For   the   first   time   ever,   the   complete   recording   of   this   album   is   now available    on    the    CD,   The    Diamonds    -   The    Stroll    -    2    CD    Set,    through Amazon.
Sample tracks from this album can be heard below.
1.   COOL WATER 2.   BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES 3.   WAGON WHEELS 4    MY LITTLE BUCKAROO 5.   CATTLE CALL 6.   STREETS OF LAREDO
7.   SAN ANTONIO ROSE 8.   HIGH NOON 9.   GOLD MINE IN THE SKY 10. EMPTY SADDLES 11. TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE 12. HOME ON THE RANGE
Album Notes If the Diamonds had a set of costumes to display every mood they project in song, the thread for them would stretch to the moons of Saturn and maybe halfway back. In this long-playing feast of lilting ballads, they don chaps and vests, loose-hanging holster and ten gallon hats. They saddle Old Paint, light up a pale and lazy moon, and they ride with an easy trot through the nostalgia of the Old West. With a respect and an affection for the authentic Americana of the true cowboy song, the Diamonds lope a rhythmic gait to the spare, satisfying accompaniment of arranger-conductor Pete Rugolo. It's hard to imagine, as they lilt through the slow git-along of these old favorites, that these are the same Diamonds who vibrated to hitdom with "Little Darlin" and who rocked-and-easy-rolled to rhythmic fame with The Stroll". But perhaps that is why they have so richly earned the right to call themselves Diamonds. They spangle and sparkle in a rainbow of reflected colors, always taking on the dominant color of the setting they are in as though it were their own. And here they are Old Westerners, reflection the right hues of the western sky as though they were born under them. Two of the Diamonds, in fact, were. John Felten and Evan Fisher are Californians, of contrasting geographical backgrounds from Dave Somerville and Mike Douglas, who are eastern Canadians. Together, they produce a musical treat for lovers of Western song, wherever they are.
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