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Dingeman Adriaan Henry van der Sluijs (born 28 December 1947), better known by his stage name Dick Diamonde, is an Australian former bass guitarist. He was a founding mainstay member of the Easybeats. Diamonde, with the group, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005.
Dingeman Adriaan Henry van der Sluijs aka Dick Diamonde was The Easybeats’ bassist for their entire career which spanned 1964-69 and one successful reunion jaunt in 1986.
All five founder members were from families which had migrated to Australia from Europe: lead singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Fleet were English-born; rhythm guitarist George Young was Scottish-born; lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were Dutch-born.
The group got together in the Villawood migrant hostel on the outskirts of Sydney when two Dutch teenagers — who took the stage names Harry Vanda and Dick Diamonde — teamed up with Leeds-born...
I'm curious about what's going on with this Jazz Bass owned by Dick Diamonde of The Easybeats. The Easybeats were probably Australia's most successful band in the 60's. I've been a fan for a long time and never noticed until last night that there is some weirdness going on with his bass.
He's one of two Dutchies (the other is bass player Dick Diamonde, born Dingeman Van Der Sluys and raised in Australia from the age of four). There's a Scot (Young), a Liverpudlian (drummer Snowy Fleet, played by Arthur McBain) and an Australian-raised Yorkshireman (Wright). All are caught between worlds, until they're not.
The two founding Dutch members of the group were lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde. Dingeman Adriaan Henry van der Sluijs (born 28 December 1947), better known by his stage name Dick Diamonde was a founding mainstay member of the group.
