Geno Washington (Born William Francis Washington, December 1943 - ) is a British R&B musician born in Evansville, Indiana, released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight solo albums beginning in 1976. He is also the man who in 1984 met Ian Brown at a birthday party in Manchester, telling young Brown that he was a star who should begin singing. Brown went on to form The Stone Roses, the legendary British guitar band, and have a successful, critically acclaimed solo career.

As of summer 2007 Geno and his band can still regularly be seen touring and performing in the UK.

Geno Washington is the "Geno" of Dexys Midnight Runners' eponymous 1980 single, and is not to be confused with Gino Washington, also a 1960s R&B singer who had a number of local hit songs in his home base of Detroit during that time.

External links

• Interview with Geno Washington at the 2006 Blackmore Music Festival
• Geno Washington on soulwalking.co.uk
• Geno Washington official site

Articles

• "Gino Washington vs. Geno Washington biography at Complicated Fun, October 20, 2005