GARY LEWIS OF THE PLAYBOYS “THIS DIAMOND RING” SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD

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Offered here is a 3x5 index card signed by Gary Lewis
I am selling my collection of autographs that I have purchased several years ago from an array of sources – from eBay sellers, from dealers with professional credentials, and from the signers themselves via the mail.  Some came with COA’s; most did not.  When I obtained these signatures, I believed them to be genuine and I believed that they were genuine when I posted them on Ebay.
I have received opinions from others, including PSA/DNA whose opinion I sought, indicating that some of the signatures that I have posted were not likely to be genuine.  I have pulled those questionable signatures, and will not post them for sale again in the future.  It is not my intention to sell autographs that are not authentic, and I will continue do my best to try to ensure that the signatures that I am offering are genuine.  As indicated below, all signatures that I sell come with a money-back guarantee if they are judged to be of doubtful authenticity.
If the signature or signatures is/are determined to be inauthentic by a well-recognized autograph expert, this item may be returned for a full refund.
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Short Bio:
During the mid-'60s, Gary Lewis
was a rock & roll star who, with his band the Playboys, made some exceptionally good (and good-selling) records out of Los Angeles, in the midst of the British Invasion.
The son of actor/comedian/director/producer, Jerry Lewis.  Gary Lewis
by the time he reached his teens, had begun playing drums and leading a combo that included Dave Walker on rhythm guitar, Dave Costell on lead, Al Ramsey
on bass, and John West
on the cordovox (a kind of electric accordion).
The band hit it big late in 1964 with a song called "This Diamond Ring," co-authored (with the Drifters
in mind) by a young Al Kooper. The resulting record was a career-making smash, on which Lewis
sang (with lots of doubling of his voice) and he and the Playboys
played on some of the basic tracks, but which mostly featured Hal Blaine
on timpani and arranger Leon Russell dubbing much of what was left.
That song hit number one on the charts in early 1965, right in the middle of the British Invasion, and introduced Lewis
to the public. – by Bruce Eder; Allmusic