ɪn hɪz lˈæst jˈɪɹz, dˈaɪəmənd wʌzɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ pɚfˈoːɹmɚɹ ɪn bˈʌfəlˌoʊz ˈɛlmwʊd vˈɪlɪdʒ ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmd æt ðɪ ˈɛlmwʊd lˈaʊndʒ, ɐ lˈoʊkəl tˈævɚn ɪn ˈɛlmwʊd vˈɪlɪdʒ, ˌɔn ɐ wˈiːkli bˈeɪsɪs ʌntˈɪl ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz dˈɛθ.
In his last years, Diamond was a regular performer in Buffalo's Elmwood Village and performed at The Elmwood Lounge, a local tavern in Elmwood Village, on a weekly basis until shortly before his death.