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". In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

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. For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) (born January 1, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ... The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ...

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) Larry Butler (keyboards) and Ronnie Moore (bass). “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Guest host Petula Clark introducing her new single, Round Every Corner, on the October 25, 1965 broadcast Hullabaloo was a musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965 through August 29, 1966. ... Shindig! was the name of a music variety show which was aired every week on the American ABC network from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. ... Where the Action Is was a music-based variety show which aired on television in the United States during the 1960s. ... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ... Sonny and Cher were an American rock and roll duo, made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Dick Clark redirects here. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

"Keep on Dancing" is notable for the fact that it is actually one short recording repeated, to stretch the record out to the length of the typical pop single of its day. The second half of the song -- after the false fade, beginning with Wall's famous drum fill -- is the same as the first.^{[citation needed]} In audio engineering, a fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the volume of a source, such as when a song is gradually reduced to silence at its end (fade-out), or gradually increases from silence at the beginning (fade-in). ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... In popular music, a fill is a sound (or combination of sounds) which fills the brief time between lyrical phrases and lines of melody. ...

Original member Jimmy Hart reformed The Gentrys in 1969, with himself as lead singer, but three attempts at singles again fell short of the top 40.^{[citation needed]} The 1969-1974 Gentrys included Hart, Steve Speer (bass), Dave Beaver (keyboards), Jimmy Tarbutton (guitar), and Mike Gardner (drums). Hart subsequently found much greater fame and success in professional wrestling as a manager and composer, nicknamed "The Mouth of the South". The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) (born January 1, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ...