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.
Stan
Fisher
-
Born
July
26,
1935
in
Yorkville,
in
Toronto.
Sometimes
an
individual
can
be
a
founding
member
of
a
famous
singing
group
without
ever
making
one
recording,
giving
any
concerts,
or
driving
one
mile
on
a
tour
with
that
group.
Such
is
the
case
with
Stan
Fisher.
In
many
biographies
of
the
Diamonds,
Stan
is
mentioned
as
singing
lead,
which
he
was,
but
in
others,
he’s
left
out
as
if
he
was
never
there.
In
our
efforts
to
fill
that
hole
in
history
and
get
an
update,
below
is
a
brief
message
from
Stan.
I
thank
him
for
his
contribution
to
the
site
and
allowing
this
intrusion
into
his
life
today.
_Barry
Worrell
“Other
than
singing
in
high
school
in
a
quintet
and
glee
club
I
had
no
musical
training.
Phil
and
I
go
back
to
when
we
met
at
the
Y
in
Club
Gilmore
when
we
were
about
14
and
became
close
friends.
We
harmonized
a
lot.
When
we
started
university
and
Phil
met
Teddy,
we
started
singing
together
in
coffee
shops,
and
my
basement.
Ted
brought
in
Bill
and
that
made us a real quartet like the Lads, the Aces.
We
worked
up
a
few
songs
and
decided
to
try
out
for
a
tv
show.
While
waiting
to
be
auditioned
for
the
show
we
were
asked
by
Dave
to
audition
for
him.
He
worked
at
CBC
as
a
technician.
He
told
us
we
were
too
good
for
the
talent
show,
so we didn't go in. Dave had access to studios at CBC so that's where we rehearsed after that.
When
I
took
time
off
to
study
for
exams
in
1st
year,
Dave
took
my
place
as
lead.
Later
he
called
to
say
he
was
replacing
me.
Dave
had
the
distinctive
voice
that
made
the
group
and
the
guys
made
the
right
decision
even
if
it
hurt
like
hell
at
the
time. I admired the Diamonds and the success they had.
I
never
thought
about
a
singing
career.
I
knew
I
would
finish
university.
I
maintained
a
close
relationship
with
the
guys
and
Phil
remained
my
closest
friend
to
this
day.
He
was
best
man
at
my
wedding
in
'57
and
my
kids
still
call
him
uncle
Phil.
Even to this day, we can harmonize to old favourites like Chocolate Soldier and Down By the Riverside.
I
graduated
in
law
in
59
and
called
to
the
bar
in
61.
Subsequently
I
acted
for
the
Diamonds
in
their
battle
with
their
manager.” _Stan Fisher
His
story
has
similarities
to
Pete
Best,
original
drummer
of
the
Beatles.
He
was
out
of
the
group
before
they
became
famous.
But
life
hasn’t
been
unfair
with
Stan.
He
is
recognized
as
one
of
Canada’s
top
tier
Commercial
Arbitrators
and
Mediators.
Since
2012
he
has
practised
solely
as
an
Arbitrator
and
Mediator
dedicated
to
assisting
the
legal
profession,
corporate entities, government agencies and others in the resolution of disputes both domestically and internationally.
