Gypsy (band)

Gypsy
OriginMinneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Genres
Years active
  • 1969–1975
  • 1996
Labels
Past membersJames Calvin Johnson
Enrico Rosenbaum
James "Owl" Walsh
Doni Larson
Georgr Halvorson<Randy Cates
Willie Weeks
Bill Lordan
Jay Epstein
David Challman

Gypsy was an American progressive rock band from Minnesota, formed as The Underbeats (1962–1968).[1][2] Gypsy was the house band at the Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, California from September 1969 to April 1971 and were known in 1970 for their US Billboard Hot 100 single "Gypsy Queen Part 1", which peaked at #62. The track "Dead And Gone" was played extensively on KSHE 95 in St. Louis MO, KADI-FM in St. Louis MO, and KWK St. Louis. Most of Gypsy's music was composed and written by guitarist and singer Enrico Rosenbaum. Drummer Bill Lordan went on to play with Sly & the Family Stone and a long career with Robin Trower. Keyboardist James Walsh continued the band in various incarnations as The James Walsh Gypsy Band.[2] The James Walsh Gypsy Band had one Hot 100 entry in 1978 with, "Cuz, It's You Girl" which peaked at #71.[3]

The group has no relation to the British band of the same name formed in 1968, who recorded two albums for United Artists Records in the UK.[4]

Jim Johnson died of esophageal cancer in hospice care on September 26, 2019, at age 76.[5][6] James '"Owl" Walsh died of congestive heart failure at hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 4, 2023, at age 74.[7][8]

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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  • "Gypsy Queen Part I" / "Dead and Gone", (Metromedia)
  • "Cuz, It's You Girl" / *Bring Yourself Around", (RCA)
  • "Day After Day" / "Lean on Me", (RCA)

The James Walsh Gypsy Band albums

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  • The James Walsh Gypsy Band (1978, RCA)
  • 20 Years Ago Today (1996, Metro)
  • Muscle Shoals 1979 (2008, Gypsy Family Productions)
  • I've Got The Feelin' (2016, Preservation; P-Vine)

. last show in St. Louis, November 4, 2017 .

References

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  1. ^ Bream, Jon (September 3, 1999). "Gypsy". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Star Tribune Media Company.
  2. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Biography of Gypsy". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 363.
  4. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1049. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  5. ^ "Minnesota rock pioneer Jim Johnson of Underbeats, Gypsy dies at 76". Star Tribune. September 30, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jim Johnson, the 'monster guitar player' of the Underbeats and Gypsy, dies at 76". Twincities Pioneer Press. September 27, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Bream, Jon (March 6, 2023). "Minnesota musician from the band Gypsy, dies at 74". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Marion, Scott (March 12, 2023). "Wildey Theatre regular James Walsh of Gypsy died at 74". The Iintelligencer. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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