Also known as: Gentrys, The
Origin: Memphis, TN, USA
This Memphis ensemble formed in the spring of 1963 as a 7-piece with original members Jimmy Hart (vocals), Bruce Bowles (vocals), Bobby Fisher (saxophone, keyboards), Jimmy Johnson (trumpet), Pat Neal (bass guitar), Larry Raspberry (guitar, lead vocalist) and Larry Wall (drums). They billed themselves as a "rock and roll group for local dances" and were very successful playing high schools around the area. In September, 1964, they won third place in the Mid-South Fair Talent Competition and auditioned for the Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour TV show. They soon became the most popular teena…