In 1969, on my senior trip to Dallas, I met and got the autographs of Gary Lewis and the Playboys and their manager Neil Sidel. Sidel gave me the pen after he signed. I still have them! Super nice guys!
@@lisaparsons4124 YES , you are absolutely right. Jerry Lewis shamefully disinherited some of his sons, and left them nothing behind when he passed. He left his entire estate to his second wife and their adopted daughter.
@@rootedsorrow Yes, but I think that by not bequeathing his assets / property / wealth to his own sons, his own flesh and blood, he did them a great injustice. Fathers all over the world have been passing on down their personal wealth to their children for thousands of generations. And it’s not the MONEY that’s the most important. It’s the principle…. in a NORMAL love relation that should exist between the father and his OWN children.
My dad was in Vietnam and my great aunt let us come over and watch the show on her television. What a treat for a poor boy who grew up on the gulf coast of Mississippi. Great memories
ALSO, NOTICE A LITTLE ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTATION ON INFLECTIONS ON GUITAR ? SIGN OF THINGS TO COME IN A SOUTHEAST ASIAN RESORT !HA! LOST MY UNCLE THETE MID3/68 TAIL END OF BLOODY ASS TET 2WKS B-4 MY 11TH BDAY.
Sullivan always had live performances. The billboard outside said it was live and people paid to watch (unlike the multitude of R&R TV programs that followed). How would you like to pay to see a performer in concert and it turned out they were lip-synching?
@@DPJ59 No, they have cords and mikes to make them look plugged in and live. Can you hear the kettle drums in the mix? Do you see any on stage? Ed did generally want bands to play live but some, like this one, were not up to the task. They did play on the original recording, but it had tons of overdubs and session musicians (Leon Russel, etc.) to make it sound right. They couldn't recreate that live.
It's weird how I know so much 1960s and 1950s music considering I did not live in either decade. My parents never listened to oldies stations and neither did I. There is absolutely nothing special about this. The audio of this particular copy is HORRIBLE. I had a 60s TV as a kid (born in 1970). Stereo TV was like 14 or 15 years after I was born. Was TV sound this bad in the 60s?
I read an article about Jerry and he was a real bastard to his children. Much like Bing Crosby was to his children (read the book by his eldest, a son).
Ed Sullivan is as much a part of music history as music itself. The memories and music he introduced us to will last for as long as there is a note to be heard.
Ed Sullivan usually insisted that his guests performed live, but he did make the occasional exception. "This Diamond Ring" had too many studio tricks to be played live satisfactorily, so he allowed it to be mimed. He did the same for the Dave Clark 5 and the Mamas and the Papas.
No excuses. Even if it ye song has bells and whistles, these musicians have great voices and can sing anything. The lip syncers were just lazy and Ed let some of them get away with It for some reason. The mamas and the papas are a good example and it’s disappointing not to hear Their real voices, just a flat recoding. An opportunity lost since really singing usually sounds better and makes the appearance memorable for the ages
@@niceguy5015 Father Jerry Lewis was the reason. He held some sway with Ed, convinced him to let the record stand in for the real thing. Heck, even as a kid watching this back in 1965 it was obvious to me. I felt it was a cheat but I loved the song back then so there ya go..
Gerry Lewis sings on a airline after putting head phones on and TDR, his son's song is playing as he grooves sitting with big smile. Can't remember movie name?
At my university there was a wall for personal ads in one of the buildings. One section was dedicated solely to broken-off engagement rings. 😅 I thought of this song every time I passed it.
So sad... like the Hemingway story in six words: “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” I also think it’s sad that there are enough disputed cases of paternity that there has to be a show about it. Wouldn’t a DNA test do the same thing as this Maury Povich-style “courtroom drama”?
Dude this is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard, holy crap! What an absolute PERFECT song! The trade off solo with the keys and guitar, the smooth segue right into the chorus, and then of course that signature ‘60s outro loop with alternating lines! Reminds me of Don’t Talk by The Beach Boys with that hauntingly pleasant chorus that just loops on forever, seemingly.
gary could not sing worth beans--it is another guy singing--he could not play any instrument either--their sound,music is all fake just like a lot of groups--my bro did the piano for the clowns known as the playboobs
I WAS 9 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS CAME OUT. I WAS IN LOVE WITH GARY LEWIS. I THOUGHT THE WAS THE VERY BEST. NOW 56 YEARS LATER, I STILL LOVE HIM. GREAT SONG. THANK YOU FOR THE UPLOAD.
Your comment made me smile, Jeni. I was 10 when this came out. A year or two later, he got drafted into the Vietnam war. I even wrote a letter to the president Johnson in protest. 😁 I loved all his songs, and his voice. He had a great career until he got drafted.
@@GuantanamoBayBarbie2 YES, I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS DRAFTED. BUT I SURE LOVED HIM AND HIS SONGS. I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT MADE THEM NOT CONTINUE ON THE CIRCUIT...NOW I KNOW...HE WAS IN THE ARMY. SO SAD.
@@jenihansen7201 He was drafted in 67. He tried to restart his career after his stint in the military, but music had changed a lot by then as you know.
I was 8 going on 9 when this aired on Ed Sullivan ! My sister had this record ! Shes my older sister who was 15 almost at the time ! She died May 12th 2021 age 72 of mouth cancer !
Interesting parallel, Patti: I was nine, going on ten in March of '65, and had an older sister who was six years my senior. Because of her I was exposed to all of the great music of the sixties. And like your older sister, she, too, passed away from cancer. She was 67 at the time...
I'm sorry to hear that you both lost a sibling. I can relate to that. I know what that feels like. I'm sorry you both had to go through it. Thank you for sharing! Have a Peaceful Evening! 💖
This wonderful song brings back one of my fondest childhood memories. When I was a young girl I would go into my mom's drawer and take out her original engagement ring to the bridal set that my dad first gave her. I would take it out of the box and gently slide it on my left ring finger, because the band had thinned in the back. It sparkled as it glistened upon my finger. I would just imagine someday that this diamond ring can be something beautiful ... And this diamond ring can be dreams that are coming true... So if you've got someone's whose love is true... Let It shine for you! How wonderful it was to pretend for just a moment... Happy Sunday... thank you for sharing! 💖
I love this song so much. I can relate to what you're talking about. I remember very well playing this song over and over and over again.! I think I may even played it when I would be out of my paper route back in the 60s and delivery newspapers.!
February 20,1965. The day Gary Lewis and the Playboys hit number one for two weeks with This Diamond Ring ending the Righteous Brothers two week run with You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling. Then afterwards when Gary Lewis and the Playboys ended their two week run,they were dethroned by the Temptations with their first number one smash My Girl.
This was the group that I began to follow as I moved away from the teen idols of the late 50s and early 60s. I always liked Gary Lewis and the Playboys more than the Beatles or any other group during that time. Brings back many great memories.
Me too. I was in high school when this aired on Ed Sullivan and no doubt I saw it as we watched every Sunday. Gary Lewis' band had a winning formula of clean-cut guys, great musicianship, wholesome lyrics, smooth harmony, and stage presence. I still listen to and enjoy their music.
Very excited about this! One of the most fun bands of the 1960's with catchy songs! From the same episode as "Count Me In" posted earlier, Gary Lewis performs his first hit, "This Diamond Ring". "Count Me In" went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "This Diamond Ring" went to number 1. Thank you so much for this!
"His voice" wasn't really what you heard. Gary's voice wasn't all that good; his vocal track was "applied" to "vocal layers" (dubs). Most of GL & TP's hits (including "This Diamond Ring") were actually sung by Ron Hicklin and/or the Ron Hicklin Singers....a well-established and quite successful (for decades) group of studio session singers.
In 1965 he was giving the Beatles a run for their money with top 5 and 10s. Diamond Ring” was followed by four more Top 5 singles: “Count Me In” “Save Your Heart For Me” (originally released by Brian Hyland as the B-side of a failed single), “Everybody Loves A Clown” (which Gary started as a birthday gift for his dad), and “She’s Just My Style” (the Beach Boys sound was Gary’s suggestion). “Sure Gonna Miss Her” Green Grass” (banned in parts of the South because of the supposed lyric references to marijuana), and “My Heart’s Symphony” (also written by Hardin) all went Top 10.
@@Bobstern Well, how kind of you to give Gary Lewis the credit, but the instrumentals were done by "The Wrecking Crew" and the vocals were provided by the overdub of Ron Hicklin ( and his singers ).. Without this expensive and professional ensemble, Gary Lewis would never have sold one record. He could not sing...
@@1953childstar I’m well aware. And Leon Russell played piano and produced a number of his tunes with Snuff Garret. We go into great length with my interview of Denny Tedesco some years back.
Thank the professional studio group "The Wrecking Crew" and the singing of Ron Hicklin ( and his singers ) for overdubbing the voice of Gary Lewis ( Who could not sing- he sounded like "Kermit the frog" with a bad sinus infection )...
It’s so refreshing watching these clean cut guys performing great songs. I grew up listening to these bands and now that I’m 65 I appreciate the way both the guys and the girls dressed and sang, so respectful, back then, I just wanted to hear them sing now I have the upmost respect for them.
@@brianzybura8633 Thank 😊 you Brian. I live here in New Zealand and when I was getting ready for school this is one of the songs I remember coming out of the radio in 1965. Another one I liked was the Toys song Lovers Concerto. 🎵
@@carltwidle3287 You are welcome Carl. I saw this performance while watching the Ed Sullivan Show on TV here close to London, Province of Ontario Canada, back in the day. Instantly I liked the song as well as Gary Lewis and the Playboys. A talented bunch.
My mom always had mixtapes of 60s music that she always played when I was a kid. This song was among them. It's a good song, makes me remember all the fun memories we had listening to it.
His mother financed all his band and equipment, studio etc. she told Gary never to tell his dad and he never did. Once his song this golden ring hit high on the charts she told him he could tell his dad now........I'd have loved to see the expression on Jerry's face.......
@Lil. Actually, the reason it looks so clear and crisp, is because it was shot on videotape and not film. Ed Sullivan's show hadn't switched to color videotape yet. 😊
I read that Liberty records insisted that a professional singer who sounded like Gary sing along with Gary on the song in order for Gary's voice to sound fuller. Liberty records felt that Gary's voice was rather thin and needed enhancement. @@jamescalifornia2964
written by Al Kooper and his 2 song writing partners. he wrote it it for the Drifters but they turned it down, Kooper hated it at first until the money rolled in.
Thank you for sharing! Patiently waiting for you to upload The Doors one and only live appearance on your show in 1967: 'People Are Strange' and 'Light My Fire' Greetings from Mexico!
For as old as this song is, its fresh and even poppy....great tune!
@@darrentylor5473 yes I agree great song
These guys always looked like they were having fun!!!
In 1969, on my senior trip to Dallas, I met and got the autographs of Gary Lewis and the Playboys and their manager Neil Sidel. Sidel gave me the pen after he signed. I still have them! Super nice guys!
That’s cool!
He didn’t claim or receive a single penny from his father’s bequeathment. He was a man of principle.
Yes I agree, Jerry Lewis a great actor,but he didn't do his son's right, should have left them something to
@@lisaparsons4124 YES , you are absolutely right. Jerry Lewis shamefully disinherited some of his sons, and left them nothing behind when he passed. He left his entire estate to his second wife and their adopted daughter.
I am pretty sure that was Jerry's decision and his son had nothing to do with it. I am sure the money would have come in handy.
@@rootedsorrow Yes, but I think that by not bequeathing his assets / property / wealth to his own sons, his own flesh and blood, he did them a great injustice. Fathers all over the world have been passing on down their personal wealth to their children for thousands of generations. And it’s not the MONEY that’s the most important. It’s the principle…. in a NORMAL love relation that should exist between the father and his OWN children.
@@Anna65909 I agree
Gary has Splitting Resemblance of his Legendary Father.
My dad was in Vietnam and my great aunt let us come over and watch the show on her television. What a treat for a poor boy who grew up on the gulf coast of Mississippi. Great memories
My dad was in Vietnam as well, this was his fav. song
The sheer joy you felt as a child watching TV in that setting is certainly a gift!
I can hear why this reached #1. Short but a great pop song with great production behind it.
Leon Russell arranged and produced this along with staff producer Snuffy Garrett
Yup. The Wrecking Crew
@@recordguy4321 @
ALSO, NOTICE A LITTLE ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTATION ON INFLECTIONS ON GUITAR ? SIGN OF THINGS TO COME IN A SOUTHEAST ASIAN RESORT !HA! LOST MY UNCLE THETE MID3/68 TAIL END OF BLOODY ASS TET 2WKS B-4 MY 11TH BDAY.
The wrecking crews son
I don’t care if this performance is not a live performance, I love it. Thanks Ed Sullivan Show YT channel for sharing it
They're plugged in. That was the great thing about the Sullivan show, he made them actually perform. Stellar live performance
Sullivan always had live performances. The billboard outside said it was live and people paid to watch (unlike the multitude of R&R TV programs that followed). How would you like to pay to see a performer in concert and it turned out they were lip-synching?
@@DPJ59 No, they have cords and mikes to make them look plugged in and live. Can you hear the kettle drums in the mix? Do you see any on stage? Ed did generally want bands to play live but some, like this one, were not up to the task. They did play on the original recording, but it had tons of overdubs and session musicians (Leon Russel, etc.) to make it sound right. They couldn't recreate that live.
It's weird how I know so much 1960s and 1950s music considering I did not live in either decade. My parents never listened to oldies stations and neither did I. There is absolutely nothing special about this. The audio of this particular copy is HORRIBLE. I had a 60s TV as a kid (born in 1970). Stereo TV was like 14 or 15 years after I was born. Was TV sound this bad in the 60s?
@@robomaster4882 Ed Sullivan was "bullied" by Jerry Lewis in a Mafia style threat to allow them to lip-synch this...
Wow does this song bring back memories. I could almost cry. It's bittersweet.
It sure does-lucky to be alive in the 60's!
Lol that song was actually about a true event.
@@mrs.williama.foorejr.4592
Didn't know that.
Fun Fact. Gary's father didn't know he even had a band till this song hit number 1 on the charts.
Sounds like Jerry was an absent dad. And to full of himself to even consider his wife and children.🤡👺💔❤️🩹🤓
Father of the year lmao
I read an article about Jerry and he was a real bastard to his children. Much like Bing Crosby was to his children (read the book by his eldest, a son).
@@penelopeholkema1790, too
Prove it, or it never happened.
Ed Sullivan is as much a part of music history as music itself. The memories and music he introduced us to will last for as long as there is a note to be heard.
Another "WRECKING CREW" production fronted by a cover band with Gary Lewis's voice... still very good. One of my 1`st favorite songs.
Actually not the singing of Gary Lewis… He was overdubbed by singer Ron Hicklin..
Ed Sullivan usually insisted that his guests performed live, but he did make the occasional exception. "This Diamond Ring" had too many studio tricks to be played live satisfactorily, so he allowed it to be mimed. He did the same for the Dave Clark 5 and the Mamas and the Papas.
No excuses. Even if it ye song has bells and whistles, these musicians have great voices and can sing anything. The lip syncers were just lazy and Ed let some of them get away with It for some reason.
The mamas and the papas are a good example and it’s disappointing not to hear Their real voices, just a flat recoding. An opportunity lost since really singing usually sounds better and makes the appearance memorable for the ages
@@niceguy5015 Father Jerry Lewis was the reason. He held some sway with Ed, convinced him to let the record stand in for the real thing. Heck, even as a kid watching this back in 1965 it was obvious to me. I felt it was a cheat but I loved the song back then so there ya go..
Gerry Lewis sings on a airline after putting head phones on and TDR, his son's song is playing as he grooves sitting with big smile. Can't remember movie name?
So when the group went on tour they lip synced? The great Pavarotti once tried that….they ran him out of town and rightfully so.
@@americandreamer6092 I'm sure they would have performed completely live when on tour. Lip synching in concert is a more recent phenomenon.
At my university there was a wall for personal ads in one of the buildings. One section was dedicated solely to broken-off engagement rings. 😅 I thought of this song every time I passed it.
So sad... like the Hemingway story in six words: “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” I also think it’s sad that there are enough disputed cases of paternity that there has to be a show about it. Wouldn’t a DNA test do the same thing as this Maury Povich-style “courtroom drama”?
Dude this is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard, holy crap! What an absolute PERFECT song! The trade off solo with the keys and guitar, the smooth segue right into the chorus, and then of course that signature ‘60s outro loop with alternating lines! Reminds me of Don’t Talk by The Beach Boys with that hauntingly pleasant chorus that just loops on forever, seemingly.
Gary Lewis a great singer,is the son of Jerry Lewis,a great actor.May Jerry Lewis,RIP💐
gary could not sing worth beans--it is another guy singing--he could not play any instrument either--their sound,music is all fake just like a lot of groups--my bro did the piano for the clowns known as the playboobs
Thank you for sharing this. This is one of my favorite songs of his. He did so many, this is an acclamation of how talented of an artist he is.
he had no talent--he could not sing,that is not him singing and he could not play any instrument
I WAS 9 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS CAME OUT. I WAS IN LOVE WITH GARY LEWIS. I THOUGHT THE WAS THE VERY BEST. NOW 56 YEARS LATER, I STILL LOVE HIM. GREAT SONG. THANK YOU FOR THE UPLOAD.
Your comment made me smile, Jeni.
I was 10 when this came out. A year or two later, he got drafted into the Vietnam war. I even wrote a letter to the president Johnson in protest. 😁
I loved all his songs, and his voice. He had a great career until he got drafted.
Jeni Hansen Same here! 🤗❤️
@@GuantanamoBayBarbie2 YES, I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS DRAFTED. BUT I SURE LOVED HIM AND HIS SONGS. I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT MADE THEM NOT CONTINUE ON THE CIRCUIT...NOW I KNOW...HE WAS IN THE ARMY. SO SAD.
@@roseyc.5846 YES ROSEY...HE WAS THE GREATEST AND STILL IS.
@@jenihansen7201 He was drafted in 67. He tried to restart his career after his stint in the military, but music had changed a lot by then as you know.
I was 8 going on 9 when this aired on Ed Sullivan ! My sister had this record ! Shes my older sister who was 15 almost at the time ! She died May 12th 2021 age 72 of mouth cancer !
Interesting parallel, Patti:
I was nine, going on ten in March of '65, and had an older sister who was six years my senior. Because of her I was exposed to all of the great music of the sixties. And like your older sister, she, too, passed away from cancer.
She was 67 at the time...
I'm so sorry for both of your losses. 💔 😥🙏🏼
I'm sorry to hear that you both lost a sibling. I can relate to that. I know what that feels like. I'm sorry you both had to go through it. Thank you for sharing! Have a Peaceful Evening! 💖
I to see these guys live on a small stage in the 70's. It was great.
This wonderful song brings back one of my fondest childhood memories. When I was a young girl I would go into my mom's drawer and take out her original engagement ring to the bridal set that my dad first gave her. I would take it out of the box and gently slide it on my left ring finger, because the band had thinned in the back. It sparkled as it glistened upon my finger. I would just imagine someday that this diamond ring can be something beautiful ... And this diamond ring can be dreams that are coming true... So if you've got someone's whose love is true... Let It shine for you! How wonderful it was to pretend for just a moment...
Happy Sunday... thank you for sharing! 💖
I love this song so much. I can relate to what you're talking about. I remember very well playing this song over and over and over again.! I think I may even played it when I would be out of my paper route back in the 60s and delivery newspapers.!
@@jefferydaugherty5435 Thank you for sharing! 💖
I loved Gary Lewis & The Playboys. They had a great sound, too. Boy does this take me back to the good ole days.
February 20,1965. The day Gary Lewis and the Playboys hit number one for two weeks with This Diamond Ring ending the Righteous Brothers two week run with You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling. Then afterwards when Gary Lewis and the Playboys ended their two week run,they were dethroned by the Temptations with their first number one smash My Girl.
This was the group that I began to follow as I moved away from the teen idols of the late 50s and early 60s. I always liked Gary Lewis and the Playboys more than the Beatles or any other group during that time. Brings back many great memories.
Me too. I was in high school when this aired on Ed Sullivan and no doubt I saw it as we watched every Sunday. Gary Lewis' band had a winning formula of clean-cut guys, great musicianship, wholesome lyrics, smooth harmony, and stage presence. I still listen to and enjoy their music.
More than the Beatles? You are joking, right?
I was so in love with him. ❤
CLEAN CUT ....CREW CUT HAIR STYLE...... MEMORY LANE AHHHH!!
Great performance of a great tune from the mid sixties! Always loved this.
Thanks for posting!
So what!! Whiner. Don't listen
Very excited about this! One of the most fun bands of the 1960's with catchy songs! From the same episode as "Count Me In" posted earlier, Gary Lewis performs his first hit, "This Diamond Ring". "Count Me In" went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "This Diamond Ring" went to number 1. Thank you so much for this!
His music and voice always had such a magical quality to it. Great songs. Still have one of their "hits" albums that I bought around 1968.
"His voice" wasn't really what you heard. Gary's voice wasn't all that good; his vocal track was "applied" to "vocal layers" (dubs). Most of GL & TP's hits (including "This Diamond Ring") were actually sung by Ron Hicklin and/or the Ron Hicklin Singers....a well-established and quite successful (for decades) group of studio session singers.
In 1965 he was giving the Beatles a run for their money with top 5 and 10s. Diamond Ring” was followed by four more Top 5 singles: “Count Me In” “Save Your Heart For Me” (originally released by Brian Hyland as the B-side of a failed single), “Everybody Loves A Clown” (which Gary started as a birthday gift for his dad), and “She’s Just My Style” (the Beach Boys sound was Gary’s suggestion).
“Sure Gonna Miss Her” Green Grass” (banned in parts of the South because of the supposed lyric references to marijuana), and “My Heart’s Symphony” (also written by Hardin) all went Top 10.
@@Bobstern Well, how kind of you to give Gary Lewis the credit, but the instrumentals were done by "The Wrecking Crew" and the vocals were provided by the overdub of Ron Hicklin ( and his singers ).. Without this expensive and professional ensemble, Gary Lewis would never have sold one record. He could not sing...
@@1953childstar I’m well aware. And Leon Russell played piano and produced a number of his tunes with Snuff Garret. We go into great length with my interview of Denny Tedesco some years back.
These guys deserve to be in the hall of fame can’t believe thir still touring in 2023 on cruises and other places in west coast.
One of the best of the mid 60s songs.
after all these years still one of my favorite songs. im 64...lol
Such well-produced songs from these men....
Thank the professional studio group "The Wrecking Crew" and the singing of Ron Hicklin ( and his singers ) for overdubbing the voice of Gary Lewis ( Who could not sing- he sounded like "Kermit the frog" with a bad sinus infection )...
These guys were big at one time, think they had at least 10 hits!
...This has always been a favorite of mine. I've always envied my parents for having been alive during this magical time for music.
👍🏽💯🤗☮️
All their songs are terrific, some more than others. 😃😎🥳🤩♥️🎶🎵🎊🆒🌞🌹
Great era
Thank you for letting me know about my favorite group. I just love ❤ YOU TUBE.
One of my favorites.
I didn't realize Gary played the drums. Cool set, double bass. Loved the song.
And if Gary didn't have a famous last name like Nancy did, would both of them been in show business?
Very underrated group from my high school years in the mid and late 60"s. When their hits come on 60's on Sirius, I always turn the volume up.
It’s so refreshing watching these clean cut guys performing great songs. I grew up listening to these bands and now that I’m 65 I appreciate the way both the guys and the girls dressed and sang, so respectful, back then, I just wanted to hear them sing now I have the upmost respect for them.
Great song then, and especially nowadays ‼️👍🎵🎶🎵🇺🇲
Love it
Rockin' the accordion!
Let them play live!
Liked this number when I was young back in the 1960s. 1965 I think. I like the 🎸guitar break in the song.
The date of their Ed Sullivan performance was on March 21, 1965.
@@brianzybura8633 Thank 😊 you Brian. I live here in New Zealand and when I was getting ready for school this is one of the songs I remember coming out of the radio in 1965. Another one I liked was the Toys song Lovers Concerto. 🎵
@@carltwidle3287 You are welcome Carl. I saw this performance while watching the Ed Sullivan Show on TV here close to London, Province of Ontario Canada, back in the day. Instantly I liked the song as well as Gary Lewis and the Playboys. A talented bunch.
@@brianzybura8633 Wasn't Gary Lewis the comedian Jerry Lewis 's son?.
@@carltwidle3287
YES, HE WAS.
Love Gary Lewis and the Playboys.
I STILL LOVE GARY AND THIS SONG IN 2022!! 🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My mom always had mixtapes of 60s music that she always played when I was a kid. This song was among them. It's a good song, makes me remember all the fun memories we had listening to it.
I love Diamond Ring I thought Gary Lewis was so handsome.
Legendary LA studio drummer Hal Blaine on drums here. He probably overdubbed the tympani part as well.
Actually, Gary plays the drums on it
@@evanholly3649 there's a huge controversy about this, I wish someone could really prove their point of view
@@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025 "The Wrecking Crew" provided the instrumentals and singer Ron Hicklin overdubbed Gary lewis...
Fantastic Video !
Even as a very young boy back in the 60's this groups music just always made me feel good.
His mother financed all his band and equipment, studio etc. she told Gary never to tell his dad and he never did. Once his song this golden ring hit high on the charts she told him he could tell his dad now........I'd have loved to see the expression on Jerry's face.......
Great Song ❤
I remember this song and those days
This is some crisp black and white film ever
@Lil. Actually, the reason it looks so clear and crisp, is because it was shot on videotape and not film. Ed Sullivan's show hadn't switched to color videotape yet. 😊
❤ GREAT SONG 😊
Gary Lewis was my first little girl crush! I remember seeing his first performance (this one I think) on the Ed Sullivan Show!
This is one of many 45s I still have.⏺️
Love this group
Small and beautiful but is this a sad song ? It got such a cheerful melody.
...'im not sure but I think he might still be touring. Sounds great! Don't care that it's synched either!
Man I loved this song.
Great tune!
Loved your story, that 70s girl, the song brought back memories to me too. So many dreams I had back then.
Wonderful !! Thank you so much!!
These guys were the rebels of pop!😂 Superb band and marvellous song.
Carmine , one of the most underrated best ever drummers.
I was in the audience when this was performed, still like it!
I heard you screaming like a girl.
Ed Sullivan told him not to lip sync but Gary did anyway. Lip Syncing not allowed on Ed Sullivan.
A song like this wont come back anymore...I miss the good old days
Sad but you are right. The good old days will never come back.
Another hit for The Wrecking Crew
I wonder if Gary Lewis sang on the recording ... ❓️
@@jamescalifornia2964 Ron Hicklin overdubbed him..
I read that Liberty records insisted that a professional singer who sounded like Gary sing along with Gary on the song in order for Gary's voice to sound fuller. Liberty records felt that Gary's voice was rather thin and needed enhancement. @@jamescalifornia2964
Couldn't wait to get the dinner dishes done so we could watch our faved comedian's son perform.
The Wrecking crew with Gary Lewis
Singer Ron Hicklin overdubbed Gary Lewis...
Es otro gran temaso d está agrupacion
Thanks for uploading! Great live version of a Very catchy ,iconic classic.
Not live at all.
Great job!
Gary sure looks like his dad! Saw them play as a kid.
Jerry Lewis must of been proud of his son when he made it to the Ed Sullivan show.
Jerry Lewis was a scumbag of a father and very abusive, especially towards women. Know your facts waterhead.
Gary Lewis and his twin guitar army!
I was born the day after this hit #1
60s' at its best
Es una canción que me hace volar, tan alto, que solo existo yo, no hay mejor canción . Me encanta, retro internacional. Desde mí querida ARGENTINA.
Great memories
This song is awesome!
AM radio in the 57 Chevy heading to Palisades Amusement park in New Jersey on a Saturday summer morning.
Love this! ❤
I had the 45! Love it!
Very Beatley
Cool Song!
Good going with the music Gary.
Thanks for sharing this relic!
I love 💘seeing this post thanks hello from Wallaceburg Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Como ele lembra um pouco o nosso saudoso campeão Ayrton Senna ( o maior piloto da fórmula 1 de todos os tempos )
written by Al Kooper and his 2 song writing partners. he wrote it it for the Drifters but they turned it down, Kooper hated it at first until the money rolled in.
This is the only rock band that I've seen which included an accordion player!
I love this song even though I was in 1976
So good. Tasteful. Fun.
Thank you for sharing! Patiently waiting for you to upload The Doors one and only live appearance on your show in 1967: 'People Are Strange' and 'Light My Fire' Greetings from Mexico!
Yes, Ed kicked them off due to Jim refusing to censor the lyrics to "Light My Fire." Just killed their career. Oh, wait...
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