Gypsy (band)

Gypsy
Gypsy
Origin	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Progressive rock; Rock
Years active	1969–1975; 1996
Labels	Metromedia Records; UA; RCA; ; Bedrock; Metro
Associated acts	Calvin James; The James Walsh Band; James Walsh Gypsy Band
Past members	James Calvin Johnson; Enrico Rosenbaum; James "Owl" Walsh; Doni Larson; Randy Cates; Willie Weeks; Bill Lordan; Jay Epstein

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". 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 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.^[3]

Jim Johnson died of esophageal cancer in hospice care on September 26, 2019, at age 76.^[4]^[5]

Discography[]

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

^ Bream, Jon (September 3, 1999). "Gypsy". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Star Tribune Media Company.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ankeny, Jason. "Biography of Gypsy". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1049. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^ "Minnesota rock pioneer Jim Johnson of Underbeats, Gypsy dies at 76". Star Tribune. September 30, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "Jim Johnson, the 'monster guitar player' of the Underbeats and Gypsy, dies at 76". Twincities Pioneer Press. September 27, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

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