Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Sure Gonna Miss Her

[Mugicha808]

It's funny that they had to dumb down the guitar solo for their live performances since they couldn't match Tedesco's virtuosity. Wrecking crew ftw! Watch the documentary, its great.

[capitolemiproducer]

The guitar solo was done by Tommy Tedesco, and the backing track "The Wrecking Crew" which along with Tommy had Hal Blaine, Leon Russell as members

[BrainCaperKid]

@Bobster, me too!!

[BrainCaperKid]

An accordion, how hip is that?

[Bobster110551]

@BrainCaperKid I always thought it was pretty cool. I guess that says a lot about me!

[willboesl]

I didn't know Peyton Manning plays bass.

[7Ev777]

Those guitars are beautiful.

[RegisPPalmer]

Great Upload ..Thanks

[joanmarc89]

lol 1:40

[Civitatuccillo]

nice song . a lot better then the rap crap out today

[DrakeGrad]

Actually Rick Nelson had more talent, and was also another who had a famous family name. Gary was very good and had great people like Leon Russell guiding him...

[ProudKansan08]

I remember being a wee one watching him on tv variety shows and having the biggest crush on Gary.I bet I'm taller than he is now. He looks like he's all of 5'2". I've heard he's a very, very nice man.

[huskyjerk]

Hey, nice to open up the mikes at the end to cover up the lip sync job. Notice that?

[Beatlejoose56]

Holyoke mass. own Hal Blain on drums.

[roostertrigger]

Hall of Famers.....great band..

Carl Radle....bass Derek and Dominoes....

Trebblehorn...telecaster guitar.....daughter is the actress...

[taypar11]

One of the only famous person's kids who acually had talent. This guy was the real deal and with the help of Snuff Garrett and Leon Russell, Gary was a huge star. But it was his voice and looks and talent that made him a star......not his dad.

[garycooper1000]

@taypar11 That is not his voice, he had such a bad voice they had to dub over it 10 times. What you hear on the record is nothing like his real voice.

[kennyddd1]

one of the most underated groups of the 60 s

[TCall2004]

@kennyddd1 - one of my favorites and yes, very underrated!

[polarisathena]

Im going to miss this guy no that there no longer on the MD Telethon.

[ChrisCurtisFan]

@polarisathena It was his father who was on the MDA Telethon. Jerry Lewis. This is his son, Gary Lewis! I saw Gary Lewis & The Playboys back in the 60's. Now Gary Lewis lives about 10 miles away. Kind of cool, at least, for me as I was a big fan! :-))

[4everBeeGs]

@polarisathena You're thinking of JERRY Lewis. This is GARY Lewis. Gary is Jerry's son.

[MrFleshyheadedmutant]

dAD jERRY CAN BE PROUD.

[litzlitz1]

it's true that this group is one of the best group that aroused in the 60's and 70's yet all their songs are for keeps....keep on Gary and the Playboys !!!

[sheddski]

anybody know this guy singing his father is famous oh ya he also plays drums too

[diethater2]

Why is this group NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Shame on the HOF.

[taypar11]

I don't give a shit!!! Gary Lewis and the Playboys were great! Fuck all you bullshit people that judge a great act that had so many hits like 3 Dog Night, The Association and yes, Gary and his great band which was produced by the great Leon Russell. So Fuck all of you naysayers!!

[MrRaiderfan1000]

Hey...the bellows on the accordian are not moving!

I loved the song anyway!

[JJRaff18221882]

@MrRaiderfan1000 - Did a bit of research on this and while yes, it does look like an accordion, it was actually a somewhat rare bird called a Cordovox - it was probably built to ease the various problems a traditional accordionist had to deal with. Like most electronic instruments, it did not rely on air to produce sound - hence the absence of the bellows! I have no idea as to how many of these were made or if it is produced now. GL&TPB's are the only ones I know of who used it.

[MrRaiderfan1000]

@JJRaff18221882 Thanks for the feedback. When this song was on the charts I was learning how to play the accordian. My parents use to make me take out the accordian and play it at the parties.

[JJRaff18221882]

@MrRaiderfan1000 Glad I could offer some insight here! My step-dad played the accordion from 1955 to about 1965 (the height of GL&TPB's popularity). He still has it, but arthritis and back problems won't allow him to play it anymore )-: There was actually an accordion school here in our town at one time (which I think folded in the early 70's) Sometime in the 80's, John called a local music store about some accordion sheet music and was told there was no longer any demand here for it here!

[crazybobdj]

I saw them around '65 on the steel pier, in AC. The last song in the set was Green Grass. They sounded just like the record?

[cbimbi]

I follow their carrer since Everybody loves a clown and it was one of my first records.. but didnt know this song untill now

[SenorZorrozzz]

I grew up with this music. I loved it when he made that crazy Jerry Lewis face!

[cryangel768]

@SenorZorrozzz thats jerry son

[SenorZorrozzz]

@cryangel768 Uh, yeah, I kn. This was my era!

[morenorenzo]

awsome!

[audiomez]

Anybody know of Leon Russells' involvement in their recordings?

[spacepatrolman]

@audiomez first he recorded the kickerbockers in his home studio then he coproduced gary lewis and did whrt ever was neccesary later when he made his own albums he said he really didnt like those records

[beulahethel]

Happy birthday Garry

[taypar11]

one of the only guys who had a famous parent who actually had talent of his own. Along with Leon Russell, Gary had a string of hits.

Now, let's all skate backwards!

[dakotahstr]

@taypar11 Maybe back then but there are others who changed their name because of famous family members...Nicolas Cage Emilio Estevev to name a few...

[wandabm]

Love this song, it brings me back to the good old days!!

[Becausent7]

The trumpets on the recording are actually trombones recorded and sped up. Nice work Leon.

[huskyjerk]

Nice fake job.....cut the tape at the end so the on-stage instruments can be heard.

[MalteseBippy]

You can tell that he knows his way around a guitar. No fakery here!

[MrAstroboy1997]

Great Music from my childhood.

[capitolemiproducer]

Tommy Tedesco on spanish guitar

[QueenJamesXXIII]

i was born 1983, i was fell in love with the 60's so Badly!

[wandabm]

@QueenJamesXXIII Then your love, " Street The Beat" in youtube !  check it out !

[QueenJamesXXIII]

@wandabm holly S man! thanks t that!

[jpsmart59]

Nostalgia, miss the sixties as it brought the Beatles and sound alike groups but I was a child at the time so I miss some of the going ons. Peace and love!

[frizzlefrap]

sure looks a hell like his pappy ....... amazing

[Culebrinha]

What a guitar

[carolehful]

EASY, BREEZY, 60'S

[johndfox56]

To me, this is actually one of Gary's more sophisticated and complex songs. Well written, well performed, well produced. One of my favorites of all Gary's songs.

[kirko1954]

@johndfox56 I agree 100%. Although not their biggest hit, IMO, their best song.

[ladbrady]

I LOVE GL!

[RingoCorneliusSpock]

I love, love, love that this song has no dislikes and so many views!

[jehobden]

This is a good clip from the Ed Sullivan Show, I assume. The group did another version of this song with piano and some harder percussion, which I prefer.

[ilovetortillas]

lol love the face he makes at 1:40

[itzbernie100]

i love this band and itz grove i love it thats why im crying im sure going to miss her

[blueticecho]

This group was one of my favorites of the sixties. This tune always make me think of Marty Robbins for some odd reason..

[joannahacon]

he plays guitar also...not surprising...be still my heart

[Goingbeach]

I remember that summer when "Green Grass" came out on the radio.

I was at Ala Moana Beach in Honolulu and it was magic.

[bobbya51]

The drummer clearly, by his relaxed and jazzy style,had formal lessons.

[khj93play]

I am sure dad was very proud of his boy!

[madvillain20091]

Gary Lewis & The Playboys appear on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW!

[FTWEVERYONE]

Dynamite memories of a GREAT Band and era!

[mjcamck71]

How many of you remember when just about every elementary school student took accordian lessons? I wish more young people today would take up this interesting instrument. Mine play the viola, guitar and clarinet which are nice also. THANK YOU GARY FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS EXCELLENT COMBO. Peace & Love to ALL.

[40fordcoop]

great band!! lots of memories. i was 7 years old.

[barilko5551]

underated??? jimmy karstein drums - tommy tripplehorn gfuita - carl radle bass...????...simply AWESOME!!!!!...Tulsa boys...

[Specialdark23]

Awesome Performance! This group is very underrated!

[spazzcat03]

I love Gary Lewis little did I know he sold me a guitar,