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The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s best known for their 1965 hit “Keep on Dancing” (in 1971 also a #9 hit for the Bay City Rollers). Follow-up singles charted outside of the top 40: “Every Day I Have To Cry” (1966), “Spread It On Thick” (1966), “Cinnamon Girl” (1970), “Why Should I Cry” (1970), “Wild World” (1971), and a ‘Bubbling Under’ Billboard chart entry “Brown Paper Sack” (#101, 1966).
The seven-member group of Treadwell High School (Memphis, Tennessee), alumni included Bruce Bowles (vocals), Bobby Fisher (saxophone, keyboards), Jimmy Hart (vocals), Jimmy Johnson (trumpet, keyboards), Pat Neal (bass guitar), Larry Raspberry (guitar, lead vocalist), and drummer Larry Wall.[1] The youths formed the Gentrys in May 1963.[1]
The Gentrys’ million-selling “Keep on Dancing” reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965,[1] and they appeared on “Hullabaloo,” Shindig!, and “Where the Action Is” and toured with The Beach Boys and Sonny and Cher, as well as playing on Dick Clark bills. However, two follow-up singles failed to break into the Top 40, and the group disbanded in 1966. Other notable band members during the 1963–1966 years were Claude Wayne Whitehead (rhythm guitar), Larry Butler (keyboards), Ronnie Moore (bass), and very briefly, studio heavyweight engineer/producer and member of the cult band Big Star Terry Manning (keyboards).
The seven-member group of Treadwell High School (Memphis, Tennessee), alumni included Bruce Bowles (vocals), Bobby Fisher (saxophone, keyboards), Jimmy Hart (vocals), Jimmy Johnson (trumpet, keyboards), Pat Neal (bass guitar), Larry Raspberry (guitar, lead vocalist), and drummer Larry Wall.[1] The youths formed the Gentrys in May 1963.[1]
The Gentrys’ million-selling “Keep on Dancing” reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965,[1] and they appeared on “Hullabaloo,” Shindig!, and “Where the Action Is” and toured with The Beach Boys and Sonny and Cher, as well as playing on Dick Clark bills. However, two follow-up singles failed to break into the Top 40, and the group disbanded in 1966. Other notable band members during the 1963–1966 years were Claude Wayne Whitehead (rhythm guitar), Larry Butler (keyboards), Ronnie Moore (bass), and very briefly, studio heavyweight engineer/producer and member of the cult band Big Star Terry Manning (keyboards).
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