Editing Jim Diamond (singer) (section)

==Early life and career==
Diamond was born in the [[Bridgeton, Glasgow|Bridgeton]] area in the East End of [[Glasgow]] in 1951.<ref name="Obit"/>

He started his music career at the age of 15 with Tony Divers band, The Method.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chatshow.net/interviews/interview.aspx?celebID=132&site=music|title=Chatshow.net Chatshow.net|work=chatshow.net|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-date=7 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007081627/http://www.chatshow.net/interviews/interview.aspx?celebID=132&site=music|url-status=dead}}</ref> When aged 16, he also fronted a Glasgow band called Jade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/2214/cglen_b.htm |title=oocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium |access-date=7 October 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027131824/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/2214/cglen_b.htm |archive-date=27 October 2009 }}</ref> That line-up included bassist [[Chris Glen]] who went on to play with [[the Sensational Alex Harvey Band]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and Jim Lacey on lead guitar who later went on to join [[the Alan Bown Set]]. Jade played many pub, club and university gigs in London in 1969, playing at [[Brunel University London|Brunel University]], West London College in Cricklewood, The Pied Bull in Islington, West Hampstead Country Club, another college in Virginia Water and many more in 1969. They also supported [[The Move]] on their Scottish tour with The Stoics in the same year.

[[Alexis Korner]] then discovered Diamond,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexis-korner.net/noteslost.html|title=Liner Notes 'The Lost Album'|work=alexis-korner.net|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306205727/http://alexis-korner.net/noteslost.html|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> who spent the next couple of years as part of Korner's band. He provided additional and backing vocals on many of Korner's songs, most of which would appear on ''The Lost Album''.

Diamond left Korner in 1976, to form [[Bandit (rock band)|Bandit]].<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=687}}</ref> The line-up included future [[AC/DC]] member [[Cliff Williams]]. They were soon signed up by [[Arista Records]] and released a début album, ''Bandit'', which failed to reach the chart. In 1979, Diamond was lead vocalist for a Japanese band called BACCO, whose debut album was ''Cha Cha Me''.

He went to Los Angeles, California to form Slick Diamond with [[Earl Slick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimdiamond.squarespace.com/biography/|title=Jim Diamond's Official Website – Biography|work=squarespace.com|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-date=27 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427120901/http://jimdiamond.squarespace.com/biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He spent some time [[concert tour|touring]] and [[sound recording|recording]] and provided music for a film soundtrack. He wrote the lyrics to many songs on [[Carmen Maki]]'s 1979 album ''Night Stalker''.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Carmine Appice|Appice, Carmine]] |date=29 April 2022 |title=Carmine Appice recalls Carmen Maki's Night Stalker album 1979 カルメン・マキ|medium=video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnkTrA-7YmY|access-date=22 February 2024|publisher=Australian Rock Show|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>