A Brief History of the Playboy Club

Kiss and Tell
Celebrities of the day wanted to be associated with the aura of adult sophistication that the Playboy brand represented. The clubs were able to attract many of the top acts including Ray Charles, Sonny & Cher, Liza Minnelli and George Carlin. Some of the 25,000 bunnies that worked in the clubs over the years went on to be famous too, including rocker Debbie Harry. Here, singer Sammy Davis Jr. kisses a guest at the London Playboy Club in 1969.

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