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Blue Diamonds may refer to:
- "Blue Diamond", a song recorded by Gene SummersGene SummersGene Summers is an American rock/rockabilly singer and entertainer. Some of his classic recordings include "School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Alabama Shake" and his biggest-selling single "Big Blue Diamonds"...
, first in 1963, on Donnybrook Records. The song title should have read Big Blue DiamondsBig Blue Diamonds"Big Blue Diamonds" is a song written by Earl J. Carson in 1950 and published by Lois Music, BMI. It was first recorded by Red Perkins and originally issued as a 78rpm single on King Records #903 b/w "Rag Man Boogie" in 1950...
and was later corrected when the recording was issued on Capri RecordsCapri RecordsCapri Records was a short-lived but influential rock and roll record label established in Conroe, Texas by Huey P Meaux and Foy Lee in the early 1960s...
and then Jamie RecordsJamie RecordsJamie Records was a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1957 by Harold Lipsius.Their first 45rpm single, "It's Great To Fall In Love"/"Truly" by Marian Caruso , was issued in 1957. However, they really hit the big-time in 1958 with the release of Duane Eddy's "Rebel...
. - A blue diamondDiamond colorA chemically pure and structurally perfect diamond is perfectly transparent with no hue, or color. However, in reality almost no gem-sized natural diamonds are absolutely perfect. The color of a diamond may be affected by chemical impurities and/or structural defects in the crystal lattice...
, the most famous example being the Hope DiamondHope DiamondThe Hope Diamond, also known as "Le bleu de France" or "Le Bijou du Roi", is a large, , deep-blue diamond, now housed in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C. It is blue to the naked eye because of trace amounts of boron within its crystal structure, but exhibits red... - The Blue Diamond, the name assigned in 1954 to the air demonstration unit of the Philippine Air ForcePhilippine Air ForceThe Philippine Air Force is the air force of the Republic of the Philippines, and one of the three main services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas....
. In 1960, this was changed to The Blue Diamonds. - Blue Diamond, NevadaBlue Diamond, NevadaBlue Diamond is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blue Diamond is located at .-Demographics:...
, a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States - Blue Diamond GrowersBlue Diamond GrowersBlue Diamond Growers is a Californian agricultural cooperative and marketing organization that specializes in almonds. Founded in 1910 as the California Almond Grower’s Exchange, the organization claims to be the world's largest "tree nut processing and marketing company"...
, a California-based agricultural cooperative and marketing organization that specializes in almonds - The Blue Diamond (comics)Blue Diamond (comics)Blue Diamond is a fictional character, a superhero in comic-books published by Marvel Comics, debuting under the company's 1940s forerunner, Timely Comics....
, a 1940s superhero from Timely Comics, a forerunner of Marvel Comics - Blue Diamond Impatiens (Impatiens namchabarwensisImpatiens namchabarwensisImpatiens namchabarwensis is a 40–50 cm tall perennial plant, native to the Himalaya, overwintering by a thick fleshy rootstock....
), a flowering plant of the Balsaminaceae family - The Heart of the OceanHeart of the OceanThe Heart of the Ocean is the name of a fictitious blue diamond featured prominently in the 1997 film Titanic.-Origin:Historically, there was a blue sapphire pendant on the Titanic...
, an important element in the 1997 TitanicTitanic (1997 film)Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
film - Blue Diamond Truck Co., LLC, a joint venture between Ford Trucks and Navistar InternationalNavistar InternationalNavistar International Corporation is a United States-based holding company that owns the manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Bus school and commercial buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label...
(previously IHCInternational HarvesterInternational Harvester Company was a United States agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P...
) - A Viagra tablet (informal)
- Camp Blue Diamond, name for the headquarters of 1st Marine Division and later other Marine divisions in Ramadi, Iraq during the 2003-2010 Iraq War.
- The Blue Diamond AffairBlue Diamond AffairThe Blue Diamond Affair was a series of events triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the Saudi royal family by a Thai employee. The affair has soured relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand for more than 20 years.-The theft and recovery:...
, a series of events triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the Saudi royal family by a ThaiThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
employee - Blue Diamond Group, a chain of garden centres that originated in Guernsey but now also owns many centres in southern and central England
- The Blue Diamond SocietyBlue Diamond SocietyThe Blue Diamond Society is an LGBT rights organization in Nepal. It was organized in 2001 to oppose the conservative Hindu-oriented laws against homosexuality in the now-former Kingdom...
, an LGBT rights organisation in Nepal
Blue Diamonds may refer to:
- Blue DiamondsBlue DiamondsThe Blue Diamonds were a Dutch 1960s doo-wop duo, best known for their million-selling chart-topping single, "Ramona". Indo brothers Ruud de Wolff and Riem de Wolff founded the group shortly after immigrating to the Netherlands in 1949...
, a DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
1960s doo-wopDoo-wopThe name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
duoDuet (music)A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
best known for their chart-topping single "Ramona" - "Blue Diamonds", a song from Rusted RootRusted RootRusted Root is a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known for their unique fusion of acoustic, rock, world and other styles of music, with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin American, Native American, and Indian influences...
's 2002 album Welcome to My PartyWelcome to My PartyWelcome to My Party is Rusted Root's fifth studio album. It marked a departure from the tribal grooves of the group's previous work to a poppier sound.- Track listing :All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.... - "Blue Diamonds", No. 92 Squadron RAFNo. 92 Squadron RAFNo. 92 Squadron, also known as No 92 Squadron, of the Royal Air Force was formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at London Colney as a fighter squadron on 1 September 1917. It deployed to France in July 1918 and saw action for just four months, until the end of the war. During the conflict it...
aerobatic display team. - "Blue Diamonds", a song from The Long WintersThe Long WintersThe Long Winters is an American indie rock band based in Seattle, Washington.-Early history:Singer-songwriter John Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He later returned to Seattle, formed the Bun Family Players and the The Western State Hurricanes...
' 2003 album When I Pretend to FallWhen I Pretend to FallWhen I Pretend to Fall, is the second album by indie rock band The Long Winters. It was released on Barsuk Records in 2003.-Track listing:# "Blue Diamonds" – 3:49# "Scared Straight" – 4:17# "Shapes" – 4:03# "Cinnamon" – 4:12... - Blue Diamonds (aerobatic team)Blue Diamonds (aerobatic team)The Blue Diamonds is the national aerobatic team of the Philippine Air Force, based at Basa Air Base, in Floridablanca, Pampanga.-History:The team was formed in 1953 by First Lieutenant Jose Gonzalez and his air group. It first used P-51D Mustangs before jet aircraft were acquired. As the Air Force...
, aerobatic display team of the Philippines Air Force - Blue Diamond - AA No7 Radar - anti aircraft radar