04/11/08

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: TAMARA PETTIT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
304-387-8335(OFFICE) 304-479-8097(CELL)

Gary Lewis & The Playboys will appear in the Grande Ballroom at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort on Friday, May 16th.

In the summer of 1964 Gary Lewis & the Playboys were discovered by producer Snuff Garrett. Before long with the producer/arranger team of Garrett and Leon Russell behind them, they took their first single,” This Diamond Ring” straight to number one. After their second hit titled “Count Me In” went to number two, Gary and the band proved they would be a continued success. They followed with more Top 10 songs such as “Save Your Heart for Me”, “Everybody Loves A Clown”, “ She’s Just My Style”,” Sure Gonna Miss Her”, and many more.

Gary Lewis was about as close to being an “overnight success” in the recording field as anyone can get. Show business lightning had struck twice in the same family. The comedy antics of Jerry Lewis skyrocketed him into fame when he was just barely out of his teens. Son, Gary, had achieved comparable success in the music field, also at a young and carefree age.

In 1965 Gary was Cash Box magazine’s “Male Vocalist of the Year’, winning the honor over Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra .He was the first and only artist during the 1960’s to see his first seven releases reach Billboard magazines Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart. Along with his appearances on various popular television shows, including “American Bandstand”. “Hullabaloo”, and “The tonight Show”, Gary accumulated an impressive five appearances within two years on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Gary along with the Playboys, Mike Arturi,Brad Henderson, Nick Rather and Bryan fox ,continue to tour and entertain fans across the country and abroad. With the recurring interest in oldies music, Gary Lewis & The Playboys are one of the hottest acts around.

The concert begins at 7:30PM. Tickets are $25 for Gold, $15 for Reserved and can be purchased at any Ticketmaster location or on site at the Roarin’20”s Players Club.