Fact #193199
When:
Short story:
Memphis, Tennessee, USA, septet The Gentrys score their only hit when Keep On Dancing, recorded in 35 minutes as a b-side, peaks at No4 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
Full article:
Larry Raspberry (guitarist, The Gentrys) : We were young kids and not great musicians. We didn't know anything about tuning drums or even tuning guitars or how to make things sound really good.
(Producer) Chips (Moman) wanted us to be competitive with the musicians being recorded in Nashville, and yet here he was with 17 year olds who couldn't play worth a darn.
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(Producer) Chips (Moman) wanted us to be competitive with the musicians being recorded in Nashville, and yet here he was with 17 year olds who couldn't play worth a darn.
(Source : not known)