Gary Lefkowith

Who is Gary Lefkowith?

Gary Lefkowith is a radio promoter and record producer as well as the current vice president of Chubby Checker's record label TEEC, which is distributed by RED, a Sony Music company.

Gary has promoted records of many artist including Mick Jagger's Charmed Life, Lee Ann Womack's I Hope You Dance which got to #1 on the adult contemporary chart, Shania Twain's From This Moment, Donna Summer's Carry On, Fleetwood Mac's The Chain, Joan Jett's Bad Reputation, Ace Of Base's Whenever You're Near Me and The Vengaboys "We Like To Party". In 2005 he was one of the radio promoter responsible for getting Hoobastank's record, "The Reason," to #1 on the adult contemporary chart, which was a big part in breaking them as a viable band in the rock scene. He's also promoted records for Prince, Julian Lennon, and LeAnn Rimes.

In 2002 Lefkowith began his musical and business association with Chubby Checker, as a record producer and promoter. They started work on a remake of the "Limbo Rock" that morphed into a double-sided single that also included "The Original Master Of The Dance Hall Beat.”