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Gary Lewis & The Playboys. Gary Lewis & the Playboys were a 1960s era pop and rock group, fronted by musician Gary Lewis, the son of comedian Jerry Lewis. [1] They are best known for their 1965 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "This Diamond Ring", which was the first of a string of hit singles they had in 1965 and 1966.
- 1964–1970, sporadic later
- Gary Lewis, Nick Rather (bass/guitar), Bobby Bond (drums), Dominic Trincini (bass), Mike Gladstone (guitar), Willy O'Riley (keys)
Howdy Doody Show-1953. Original Playboys-1964Back: Dave Costell, John WestFront: Dave Walker, Gary, Al Ramsay. Private Party with the Beatles, Bel-Air, CA 1965. Joking with Paul about my Beatle suit. He said to me, "Hey man, nice suit!" Leon Russell, Gary's Mom, Gary and Snuff Garrett (Producer) 1965. July 1965 Repeat performance on The Ed ...
Gary Lewis (born Gary Harold Lee Levitch; July 31, 1945) is an American musician who was the leader of Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Early life. Gary Lewis is the son ...
Getty Images. Of all the Gary Lewis and the Playboys’ sixties hits, their first, This Diamond Ring, was the biggest. It took just six weeks to climb to No.1 on the U.S. Billboard 100 chart, on ...
The son of a famous father - in any field - is often faced with serious problems in finding and maintaining his own identity. But when Gary Lewis and The Playboys® auditioned for their first job at Disneyland, no one there knew Gary was anybody but a thin drummer. The entertainment director of the park merely liked what he saw and heard, and ...
Nov 7, 2020 · Gary Lewis and the Playboys were a well-known sixties rock group, with six top-10 hits. This Diamond Ring reached No. 1 in 1965 on the Billboard charts, knocking The Beatles from the top spot.
Jun 26, 2019 · Gary Lewis is the Real King of the Playboys. Count Them In: Gary Lewis and the Playboys in 2018. (L-R) Michael Gladstone (guitar), Nick Rather (bass), Gary Lewis (vocals, guitar), Willy o’Riley (keyboards), and Bobby Bond (drums). Photo courtesy of Donna Lewis. It’s fairly unusual for a band to hit #1 on the charts with their very first ...
