Geno washington and frenchie his wife

Keyboard player Geoffrey K. Pullum became an academic linguist, and is today a professor at the University of Edinburgh and a well-known linguistics blogger at the Language Log and Lingua Franca websites. 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.

He was encouraged to make a comeback in due to the rekindled interest in him resulting from the Dexys Midnight Runners hit single "Geno", but he initially declined, as he was completing his degree in hypnotism. But soon he was back in the UK touring extensively and playing many gigs, particularly in south-east London. As of , Washington and his band could be regularly seen touring in the UK.

In January he released a single "I'm Doing 99 Years" and the proceeds from the single's sales will go to the victims of crime and child abuse. More recently, in October , they performed in the Spiegeltent at the Canterbury Festival of Arts. Washington has appeared on television since the s. In he appeared in Episode 11 of Ready Steady Go! Back in the day, you went to see the group, and it was party time!

Everybody was lifting you up, and it was one big party. That said, the fact that they seemed to appear at the Wigan Casino the same day might have added to the confusion. Beret Good: Geno Washington today, still out there, putting plenty of zoot into your suit. It was fantastic, and we thought it would never end! The 60s were unique. It was like a revolution, and no longer were things the way Mummy and Daddy and Grandma did it.

The Mods clicked on. They had The Who, Small Faces, then there was us! It was a fantastic time. Party time! And that seemed rather apt. Yeah, man. The Flamingo was a phenomenal club. There was word that you were in competition with Pye label-mates Jimmy James and the Vagabonds too. Ha ha! Ah man, it was a jumping club! So how long have you known Frenchie now?

The inevitable machine-gun laugh follows again, and we soon get on to the Ram Jam Inn, that eaterie on the A1 Great North Road in Rutland which gave the band its name. Has Geno ever been back? Some miles away from there, we were still laughing about it, and thought it was a silly name but a memorable one, so decided to call ourselves The Ram Jam Band.

So not only did the Mod in-crowd appreciate you, but you also had an … erm, inn joke to help you bond together. And do you know what? I will get back to the motivational speaking though. So for those not lucky enough to see them live before, what can they expect from Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, style? Ha ha ha! Pingback: Quotes of the Year part two — July to December writewyattuk.

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