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Joey Dee & The Starliters - 100% match to The Diamonds

The Crests - 79% match to The Diamonds

Formed in New York City, USA, in 1956, the Crests soon became one of the most successful of the "integrated" doo-wop groups of the period, after being discovered by Al Browne. Headed by the lead tenor of Johnny Mastro (Johnny Mastrangelo, 7 May 1930, USA), the rest of the band... Read more

The Platters - 76% match to The Diamonds

One of the leading R&B vocal groups of the 50s, they were the first black group to be accepted as a major chart act and, for a short time, were the most successful vocal group in the world. The Platters were formed in Los Angeles in 1953 by entrepreneur/songwriter Buck Ram... Read more

Dion - 71% match to The Diamonds

During his peak, from 1958-63, Dion (Dion Francis DiMucci, 18 July 1939, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA) was the quintessential Italian-American New York City rocker and was, perhaps, the first major white rock singer who was not from a southern city. The career of one... Read more

Ricky Nelson - 69% match to The Diamonds

The Silhouettes - 69% match to The Diamonds

Formed in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the Silhouettes recorded one of the classics of the doo-wop era, "Get A Job". The song was written by tenor Rick Lewis (Richard Lewis, 23 September 1933, USA, d. 19 April 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) while he was in... Read more

The Clovers - 65% match to The Diamonds

This US R&B vocal ensemble formed in Washington, DC, in 1946, and built a career recording smooth ballads and bluesy jumps for New York independent Atlantic Records, in the process becoming one of the most popular vocal groups of the 50s. By the time the group first recorded... Read more

The Cleftones - 64% match to The Diamonds

This R&B vocal group from Queens, New York, USA, consisted of Herb Cox (6 May 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; lead), Charlie James (b. 1940; first tenor), Berman Patterson (b. 1938; second tenor), William McClain (b. 1938; baritone), and Warren Corbin (b. 1939; bass). The group... Read more

The Five Satins - 64% match to The Diamonds

This R&B vocal group was formed in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, in 1955. The Five Satins' first hit, "In The Still Of The Nite" (US R&B number 3 and pop Top 30 in 1956), was one of the definitive songs of the early rock 'n' roll era, with its strong chanting of doo-wop... Read more

The Marcels - 62% match to The Diamonds

The Marcels were one of several doo-wop-influenced American vocal groups to achieve success in the early 60s, despite the passing of the genre's golden age. Cornelius "Nini" Harp (lead singer), Ronald "Bingo" Mundy (tenor), Fred Johnson (bass), Gene Bricker (tenor) and Richard... Read more