Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

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Name = Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band


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Origin = London, England
Genre = Soul
Years_active = 1965-1968
Label = Pye, Castle, Marble Arch
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Past_members = 1967-1968

Geno Washington
Pete Gage
Lionel Kingham
Buddy Beadle
Jeff Wright
John Roberts
Herb Prestidge

Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band were a British soul band, active from 1965 to 1968.

Geno Washington was a US serviceman stationed in East Anglia who became very well known for his impromptu performances in London nightclubs. In 1965, guitarist Pete Gage needed a singer to front his new band, so he asked Washington to join. When Washington was released/discharged from the US Air force, he became the band's frontman.

They had two of the biggest selling UK albums of the 1960s, both of which were live albums. Their most commercially successful album, "Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky Butt Live" was in the album charts for 48 weeks in 1966, and was only out-sold by "The Sound of Music" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The other album was "Hipster Flipsters And Finger Poppin' Daddies". They had some moderate hits released by the PYE label: "Water" , "Hi Hi Hazel", "Michael The Lover", "Que Sera Sera", "She Shot A Hole In My Soul", and a minor hit with "She Shot A Hole In My Soul".

The band's name came from the Ram Jam Inn, an old coaching inn on the A1 (Great North Road) at Stretton, near Oakham, Leicestershire.

Former members

*Geno Washington, lead vocals
*Pete Gage, Guitar
*Lionel Kingham, Saxophone
*Buddy Beadle, Saxophone
*Jeff Wright, Organ
*John Roberts, Bass
*Herb Prestidge, drums
*Clive Burrows Saxophone

ingles discography

*"Shake, Shake, Senora"/"Akinla", Columbia 7621 , 1965 (Ram Jam Band only)
*"Water"/"Understanding Piccadilly", 7N 35312 UK#39 , May 1966
*"Hi Hi Hazel"/"Beach Bash", Piccadilly 7N 35329 , July 1966
*"Que Sera Sera"/"All I Need", Piccadilly 7N 35346 , UK#43 ,October 1966
*"Michael The Lover"/"Gotta Hold On To My Love", Piccadilly 7N 35359 , UK#39 , December 1966

External links

* [http://www.steveellis.co.uk/loveaffair.html Steve Ellis Official Site]
* [http://browneyedhandsomeman.blogspot.com/2007/03/soul-britannia-geno.html Brown Eyed Handsome Man] blog post about Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
* [http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/villa/9500/washington.htm Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band fan site]
* [http://www.genowashington.com Geno Washington website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2006/04/05/genowashington_event_feature.shtml BBC Previews and Features]