811 Gary Lewis (1945- ) and the Playboys “This Diamond Ring” and “Save Your Heart for Me” 1965

“For three decades Tommy ‘Snuff’ Garrett was one of the most successful pop, country and middle-of-the-road producers. As a teenager, he became a disc-jockey in Lubbock, where he championed Buddy Holly’s work, and Wichita Falls, before joining Liberty records in Hollywood. At Liberty he was to work with the post-Holly Crickets but Garret’s first success was with Johnny Burnete, whose ‘Dreamin’’ he produced in 1960. He also discovered Bobby Vee, whom he first recorded at Norman Petty’s studio before concocting a series of string-laden hits in 1960-3 for the singer. Garrett also worked with Gene McDaniels but achieved his greatest commercial success with Gary Lewis and the Playboys. Led by the son of comedy actor Jerry Lewis, the group had seven Top Ten hits in 1965-6…With arrangements by Leon Russell, Garrett produced five albums by the band” (Phil Hardy, The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music, 2001). 

Gary Lewis and the Playboys “This Diamond Ring”

Gary Lewis and the Playboys “Save Your Heart for Me”