Comedian Jerry Lewis, who did a lot for children suffering from muscular dystrophy by holding a successful telethon for many years on Labor Day, would be 95 years old today. Here’s a song by his son Gary, who had a few hits as the front man for Gary Lewis & The Playboys during the 1960’s. "Count Me In" was the follow-up to their 1965 #1 hit "This Diamond Ring." The song was written by Glen Hardin and reached #2 on the Hot 100, #6 in Canada, and #49 in Australia in 1965.
All I heard from them is their huge hit…it sounds good though.
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They had quite a few hits, when all is said and done. He didn’t just coast on being Jerry Lewis’s son.
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No he didn’t…he was successful.
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Loved the song and the group. They were one of my favorite groups when I was in junior high and for me their music still holds up well.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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It does hold up well. A lot of groups from that period (during the British Invasion, but not British bands) do.
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All I remembered was This Diamond Ring…until I heard the opening bars of this. Another one of my crushes. Happy Tuesday.
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They had a few hits in the ’60’s and he’s still on the road doing oldies shows and cruises (you know, the ones they aim at us…)
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The hubs keeps saying he wants to go on a cruise. Maybe I’ll watch for that – LOL
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I had no clue that he was Jerry Lewis’s son. I don’t know this song but I feel I have heard it before. It’s a fun song that is uplifting.
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Head over to their YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJhzJHyx0c9XcGeHLtVewg . They had quite a few hits in the ’60’s and are still active. If you see Gary and Jerry together, you can see the resemblance.
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Great song choice
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Glad you liked it!
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Great song!
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Glad you liked it! They did a lot of great songs.
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Yes, and seems not many know who Gary Lewis is. Of course, I guess the younger generations wouldn’t know.
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Never heard this before, very much of its time I heard many song and tunes in this a designer hit! 💜🦋
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I shared a link with Birgit to their YouTube channel. They had a few hits.
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He had a nice voice 💜
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He did, and he had good material.
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💜💜
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