The Gentrys - Keep On Dancing (1965 appearance - Shindig)

[AdamPacitti]

eat your heart out, rick springfield.

[sayanroy36]

mouth of the south

[Nertrender]

thank you for posting this. Jimmy looks so differnt!

[zkxb]

@ 2:06 Just a little right of center .... there's a guy doing The Freddie ! O_ o

[ryanbednarik]

at 31 seconds, the girl in the front looks like she doesnt wanna be there on the left that is shes just clappin and think ok i wanna go home lol still pretty cute tho for the 60's

[ryanbednarik]

y cant there b bands like this today? omg great music to my ears

[guido1365]

these guys rocked put surf music with the english invasion

[robin56]

But did you have to add your voice to it? Sheesh.

[cooltooth112]

Larry Rasberry had quit the Gentry's before Cinnamin Girl and that song was sung by Jimmy Hart.

[ThreatVision]

Jimmy Hart at 1:07 through 1:10

[Nertrender]

@ThreatVision oh my gosh! you are right! He doesn't really look like him but when you see him you know it is him! thank you.

[1959oldies]

Shinding oli suosittu yhdysvaltalainen nuorison tv-ohjelma 1960-luvun keskivaiheilla,,,,, bändit ja laulajat esiintyivät, ja kansa villiintyi monasti ihan aidosti. Bay City Rollers kierrätti Keep on dancingin 1970-luvun alkajaisiksi....

[rvd4twenty]

love how they sway back n forth in the beginning of the song like any good thrash metal band

[phyzzique]

Great song.....Love the Gentrys. But what rocks my world is the frenetic camera work that matches the crazed atmosphere of the show.

[HickysBoy]

The way we were. Cool, groovy...and innocent.

[Aerohog1]

Shindig-must have been at the Homeliest Girls in America pageant! Band ain't anything to write home about, but in those days that's why you joined a band-to get some notice from the ladies! Got to admit they could take the andikadikadika to the last 1/64th or 1/128th before kicking in-the garage goobers couldn't pull that 1/64th off. Roll that organ!. Love those Beatles/mixing bowl haircuts! Keep on posting!!

[Jorgerockwellgomez]

which one is jimmy hart

[mrwilson41]

@Jorgerockwellgomez Jimmie Hart is the guy doing just vocals. He stayed with the band the longest.

[cooltooth112]

At that time Larry Rasberry was often compared to Rick Derringer of The McCoys. I guess because because they both had hits come out at the same time, they looked alike, and both were the leaders of their band.

[003Damian]

Where are they now?

[thecountofbasie]

If I recall, Jimmy Hart joined the group after they cut the record, but apparently not too long after

[thecountofbasie]

WOW...another one I've never seen...fantastic post and classic track...5*****

[yoursuchagoodguy]

I remember watching this show as a little kid in the 60's.

Besides the fab music I loved the Shindig dancers.

We called them "go-go girls".

They were the sexiest most exciting thing in the world.

Those moves at :40 and at 1:14 still blow me away.

[nomiclas]

one of the best drum tunes.

[surferlaments]

i use to love this song. now that i think about it..... i still do! keep on dancin!!

[11xzxzxz]

Well when they stop playing for a second everyone falls downs .. very hard to dance to . Love the song .

[vickibendau]

The boys look like they were having a blast. Did not realize this was the Gentrys. Their version of Cinnamon Girl is awesome. Ah Shindig. I remember it well.

[brummbaer50]

how I love the instrumental part from sec. 45 to 49 .... great...great.... and all is "natural" music .... clear and wonderfull .... I have bought the single-vinyl when I have been 16 .... wonderfull time and no party without this hit !!!!!

[LeatherChapsTN]

Larry Raspberry was the lead singer...and there was the notorious Jimmy Hart...all the guys attended Treadwell High School...loved it when they played at the YMCA dances...and then on George Klines Talent Party.

[yellowbrick99]

those Go Go dancers are awesome

[ronaldt491]

@yellowbrick99 And just think those dancers are about 70 now and someone's grandmother and even great grandmother. I think it would be so cool to know my grandmother had been a go-go dancer as a teen/twenty-something. Of course, imagine Keith Richards (Rolling Stones if anyone out there doesn't already know) as Gramps! Gives you something else to think about!!

[retiredscot]

@ronaldt491 Sobering thought eh? All those nubile young girls are now Grannies. (Oh well, I am a GreatGrandpa now and not yet 60.) Glory Days, indeed.

[ronaldt491]

From Gentry's band member to professional Wrestling manager and part-time wrestler introducing Jimmy Hart!!!

[Chalwa]

@ronaldt491 Which one is Jimmy?

[ronaldt491]

@Chalwa I would guess the lead singer, but I don't know. Hopefully someone else can answer this for you.

[1959buddyh]

@ronaldt491 Jimmy Hart is the one at 0.28

[ronaldt491]

@1959buddyh  Thanks!!

[getodachoppa1]

@1959buddyh yup

[1959buddyh]

@Chalwa Jimmy Hart is the one at 0.28

[Chalwa]

@ronaldt491

which is Jimmy?

[VoicesInStone]

Just LOVE those Shindig TV dancers!

[argozempo]

1. This song sounds more like 1955 than 1965. Still, it is a gas, it is the most, and damn anyone who thinks it isn't fit for a shindig.

2. For the love of Almighty God, bring back go-go dancers!

3. I did not know that Al Pacino could sing.

[MikeBlitzMag]

Great record. And the flip side on the 45, "Make Up Your Mind", was one of the most stupendous mid-tempo garage rockers ever made. The Gentrys went on to record a couple of LPs for MGM, then on to Bell Records and the Sun label, although by that time they had undergone quite a few personnel changes. Their records are uniformly excellent, though.

[Bear394]

OUT of SIGHT ,danceeeeeeeee!!!

[wendydale1]

OMG! Forgot how much I loved this----at the dances. Danced til my belly hurt! See the GoGo Girls with their GoGo Boots! Shindig was thee show then too.

Oh yes America at it's best for sure. (50's were very special too)

[jlcleary50]

Now....this WAS music....

[Wehategod]

Which one is Jimmy Hart??

[gottogosome]

He's behind the lead singer on the right. See the closeup of him at 1:08

[buckeyegirl32]

It shows Jimmy Hart at :26. He's the one on the left of the one singing.

[Jcobb1018]

sounds like the best way to grow up! Americana at its best.

[blinko7777]

@Jcobb1018 It was awesome...

[212729h]

Ah yes. Friday night after the football game and then the dance at the school. 1965 one of the best years of my life. Will never forget it .

[killjoytjp]

I love the way the audience started dancing!

[John1948Five]

How could you not dance to this?

[killjoytjp]

You'd have to have both your legs in a cast!

[ModGirl1967]

@John1948Five You can't! Not dance to this. :-}

[winyguy]

What TV show was this from? Does anybody know?

[cowal]

Shindig

[winyguy]

Thank you very much.

[winyguy]

Thank you

[AllenSokolik]

OMG, I cant bleave that is Jimmy"The Mouth Of The South"Hart he looks so young in this group. I was not even alive yet & I only know of this group by him cause I am a huge wrestling fan.

[tumsabai1]

@AllenSokolik

Yes, Yes. A lot happened before you were

born kid!!!!!

[watchinshadows]

Wow!, this must be quite rare