Norman "Dinky" Diamond

Dinky Diamond
Diamond playing with Sparks in 1974
Diamond playing with Sparks in 1974
Background information
Birth nameNorman Victor Diamond
Born(1950-12-15)15 December 1950
Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Died10 November 2004(2004-11-10) (aged 53)
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1974–1981
LabelsIsland
Formerly of

Norman Victor "Dinky" Diamond (15 December 1950 – 10 September 2004)[1] was a British drummer who played with the rock band Sparks[2] at the height of their fame in the UK in the early 1970s, playing on the albums Kimono My House (1974), Propaganda (1974) and Indiscreet (1975). In 1975 Diamond was voted Drummer of the Year in a poll held by Premier Drums.[3] He committed suicide by hanging in 2004 after a long-running dispute with noisy neighbours.[4]

  1. ^ "Register". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sparks Profile". Islandrecords.co.uk.
  3. ^ Talevski, Nick (7 April 2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121172 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).