"(You Don't Have To) Paint Me A Picture" #15 11/5/1966

The next to last Top 20 hit for Gary Lewis and the Playboys. He took up percussion because his famous dad, Jerry Lewis, owned a set of drums. When Gary was 5, a family friend would drop by and give him some pointers. Turned out the family friend was Buddy Rich, maybe the best drummer alive at the time. Nothing like getting lessons from a pro-fessional. I got to see Buddy in the 1970's at a small venue and he even took the time to explain some music theory to the crowd. Great stuff.