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A ‘Playboy’ Prescription
On Jan. 16, 1965, a jangly little number called “This Diamond Ring” found its way onto Billboard magazine’s Hot 100. A few weeks later, it was a monster hit, holding down the No. 1 spot on that chart and signaling the arrival of its creators, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, onto the national rock ’n’ roll scene.
The son of...