Geno Washington

[2] The group had a number of moderate UK Singles Chart hits during 1966–67 on the Pye label: "Water" (which reached no.

[1] Keyboard player Geoff Pullum became an academic linguist, and is today emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh.

[3] It was reported by Record Mirror in the magazine's July 13, 1968 issue that Washington was writing and looking to direct a documentary about racism.

With the majority of the filming to be done in London, there was to be added clips that showed racial violence in South Africa.

It was also announced that Washington was writing a book, One Way Ticket to the White House which was to be released in paperback form in the UK and US sometime in 1968.

[4] Washington left the UK to return to the United States and disappeared from the music industry for a length of time.

He studied hypnosis and meditation, made acquaintance with The Beach Boys and recorded some music with them that was never released.

[5] He was encouraged to make a comeback in 1980 due to the rekindled interest in him resulting from the Dexys Midnight Runners hit single "Geno",[1] but he initially declined, as he was completing his degree in hypnotism.

In August 2010, Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band were one of the headline acts at Rhythm Festival,[8] and appeared at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury in October 2010.

This episode also featured other stars such as Françoise Hardy, Cilla Black, Wayne Fontana and the Spencer Davis Group.

[10] He has embraced acting, taking a role in Paparazzo, a 1995 film starring Nick Berry and Fay Masterson.

In 2007 he appeared as himself in an episode of Midsomer Murders, entitled "The Axeman Cometh", that also featured Suzi Quatro and Mike Read.