The Diplomats came from Wilmington, Delaware, where they recorded their only single at Ken-Del Studios. The A-side is the aptly-named “I’m Sad”, a maudlin original written by Chris Myers and Ed Welch with good guitar picking and harmonies. The flip is a good cover of “Route 66”.
Other than this I know nothing about the band.
Copyright registrations from September, 1966 have their names as Richard C. Myers and Edward P. Welch II.
my friend’s dad Tom Gunnip was in the band…
Does anyone know what happened to Peter Stember?
Peter Stember passed in the spring of 2023 at 76 years in Southern California. Dementia. Family friend.