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The Gentrys
12+ albums
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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). "Keep on Dancing" is actually a cover of an otherwise little-known 1963 R&B song by The Avantis. The Gentrys' ver
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Keep On Dancing (Expanded Edition)
The Gentrys
Keep On Dancing
Keep On Dancing / Twist And Shout
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Rare Groove
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20th Century Rocks: 60's Rock Bands - Wild Thing
Wild! Wild!! Wild!!!
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The Best Of The Gentrys
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Flyin High - Psychedelic Sounds to Get Stoned to with the Byrds, The Troggs, 13th Floor Elevators, And More!
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Keep On Dancing, Twist And Shout
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The Ultimate Sixties Collection
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Greatest Hits of the 60's