Words can not tell what a hush was over the
room as Diamond Dave told stories and sang
the music that made up much of the history 
of Rock & Roll.  And, it was all true because
he was there.  In the fall of '57, after topping 
the charts with 8 hits, Dave Somerville and 
THE DIAMONDS joined a legendary Rock & 
Roll bus tour with other rising stars--Fats 
Domino, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The 
Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Paul Anka, 
The Drifters, La Vern Baker, Eddie Cochran,
Buddy Knox, Clyde McPhatter and Frankie
Lymon.  For two months of one-nighters 
these founding fathers of Rock & Roll
barnstormed North America making musical 
history and sharing unforgettable

experiences.

 Dave was introduced to his first 45 record player by

Buddy Holly on one of the Greyhound buses that he
and the Crickets shared.  This was the only fitting since

Dave and The Diamonds' "Little Darlin" was the
first hit record on that new seven inch innovation, the

 45 RPM record.  The Diamonds formed in 1953

with Dave Somerville, Phil Levitt, Ted Kowalski and

Bill Reed.  All were vocalists and were riding the road
of the beginning of Rock and Roll.

A Pioneer Troubadour

 
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