The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for their 1965 hit "Keep on Dancing". A cover by the Bay City Rollers charted No. 9 in the UK in 1971. 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).
Members have included Bruce Bowles, Bobby Fisher, Jimmy Hart, Rick Allen, Jimmy Johnson, Pat Neal, Larry Raspberry, Larry Wall, Rob Straube, Larry Butler, Claude Wayne Whitehead, Ronnie Moore, Sonny Pitman, Terry Manning, Steve Spear, Davey Beaver, Jimmy Tarbutton, Mike Gardner.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's a Bikini World
1967
performer: "Spread It on Thick"
Shindig!
1965
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hullabaloo
1965
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's a Bikini World
1967
Themselves - Rock Group
New American Bandstand 1965
1965-1966
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Guests
Shindig!
1965
TV Series
Themselves - Singers
Where the Action Is
1965
TV Series
Themselves
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series
Themselves - Singers
Hullabaloo
1965
TV Series
Themselves
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Music: 50s & 60s Party Songs
2014
TV Movie
Themselves
Known for movies
It's a Bikini World (1967) as Themselves - Rock Group
$1.7 Million
