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Gary Lewis is the son of Jerry Lewis and singer Patti Palmer. His mother, who was performing at the time with the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra, [9] intended to name him after her favorite actor, Cary Grant , but her son became "Gary" as the result of a clerical error.
Aug 20, 2017 · Gary is the son of Jerry Lewis and his first wife, Patti Palmer. According to ClassicBands.com, Palmer wanted to name their first son after actor Cary Grant. However, a clerical error at the...
Oct 23, 2018 · Gary Lewis, Jerry Lewis’ son, learned the tricks of the sticks from Buddy Rich, grew up around the corner from the Beverly Hillbillies’ set, cut his teeth on rock & roll, was discovered at Disneyland, became an overnight hitmaker at 19 and then, boom, was shipped off to Vietnam.
Gary Lewis & the Playboys were a 1960s era pop and rock group, fronted by musician Gary Lewis, the son of comedian Jerry Lewis. 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.
Showmanship is in Gary's DNA: he's the son of Jerry Lewis, one of the biggest stars of the era. Gary, however, was determined to succeed on his own merits, and downplayed his famous father.
Aug 23, 2017 · Published August 22, 2017 at 7:49 PM CDT. Listen • 10:55. Gary Lewis, the celebrated singer of the 1960s and son of entertainer Jerry Lewis, remembers his father in an interview taped in April of this year. Jerry Lewis died Sunday in Las Vegas at 91 after a 70-year career in show business.
The son of comedy legend Jerry Lewis, Gary’s first love was drumming, and when he assembled his band, Gary and the Playboys (the “Lewis” was added later by industry execs to capitalize on his father’s fame), he relinquished the lead singing to Playboy David Walker in favor of keeping the beat.
