The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s, known for their hit, 1965's "Keep on Dancing". They also had a follow up hit in 1970 "Why Should I Cry". 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. The youths formed the Gentrys in 1963. The Gentrys' million-selling "Keep on Dancing" reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, 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) Lar

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