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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).

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  • staywaivy

    W I L D

    17 Apr 2012 Reply
  • iconan

    Keep On Dancing released by Crypt Records. Songs that are characterized by fuzztone guitars, rough vocals, and are clearly influenced by groups such as Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, the early Kinks, and the Pretty Things. The songs were recorded by between 1964 and 1967. Garage rock more aggressive. -.-.-.-. om hari om .....

    21 Feb 2012 Reply
  • SteelyDan79

    the kid with his jaw agape is Jimmy Hart

    30 Apr 2009 Reply
  • justinrotnluk

    Which one in the picture is Jimmy Hart?

    1 Jun 2008 Reply