Gary Lewis & the Playboys developed an audience through performances at Disneyland, with Lewis initially working behind the drums. Producer Snuff Garrett brought the group into recording, working with arranger Leon...
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9 catalog entries, grouped by year.
About Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Gary Lewis & the Playboys developed an audience through performances at Disneyland, with Lewis initially working behind the drums. Producer Snuff Garrett brought the group into recording, working with arranger Leon Russell. This Diamond Ring and Count Me In began a run of mid-1960s pop singles, followed by songs including Save Your Heart for Me and She's Just My Style. Television appearances, including The Ed Sullivan Show, broadened their audience.
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Gary Lewis & the Playboys - official history
Read Disneyland/drummer beginning, Garrett/Russell collaboration, early singles and television appearances. Solo-versus-band award claims, first-ever assertions, rankings, family speculation and current touring are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1965
Written by Leon Russell and Gary Lewis.
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Gary Lewis & the PlayboysReported release: 1965Date needs verification
Source year-end #59Written by professional songwriters Gary Geld and Peter Udell.
View background statusWritten by Gary Lewis and Leon Russell.
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Gary Lewis & the PlayboysReported release: 1964Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #17Written by Al Kooper, Bob Brass, and Irwin Levine.
View background status1966
Everybody Loves a Clown
Gary Lewis & the PlayboysReported release: 1965Date needs verification | Recent carryover
The idea that humor can mask inner pain
View background statusGary Lewis & the Playboys developed an audience through performances at Disneyland, with Lewis initially working behind the drums. Producer Snuff Garrett brought the group into recording, working with arranger Leon...
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Gary Lewis & the PlayboysReported release: 1965Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #87Written by Gary Lewis and Leon Russell about an ideal girlfriend
View background status1968
Sealed with a Kiss
Gary Lewis & the PlayboysReported release: 1968Date needs verification
Source year-end #95A cover of Brian Hyland's 1962 hit about summer love.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.