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Before taking on Geno Washington, whom Gage knew from performing at the RAF Bentwaters US Air Force base, they had a Jamaican Blue Beat singer by the name of Errol Dixon front the band as they embarked on the London club circuit. Gage approached Washington to finance his demobbing to the US and to return to front the band as it seemed essential to have an American to perform US soul rather than the West Indian alternatives in London at that time.Geno Washington was a US airman stationed in East Anglia who became well known for his impromptu performances in London nightclubs. In 1965, guitarist Pete Gage needed a singer to front his new band and replace the previous singer Errol Dixon, and asked Washington to join. When Washington was discharged from the US Air Force, he became the band’s frontman. Their first single featuring Geno, “Shake, Shake, Senora” \/ “Akinla” released on Columbia was not a commercial success.They released two live albums. Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky-Butt … Live! was released in 1966, reached no.5 on the UK Albums Chart, and remained in the charts for 38 weeks.  It was followed up by Hipster Flipsters Finger Poppin’ Daddies in 1967, which reached no.8 on the chart.[1]  They also had some moderate hit singles released by the Pye label: “Water”, “Hi Hi Hazel”, “Que Sera Sera” and “Michael (the Lover)”.They managed to build up a strong following with the crowds and due to their touring and energetic performances. Like their Pye label mates and rivals, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, they became popular with the mod scene.The band broke up in the autumn of 1969 and the band members went their own ways while Geno Washington continued as a solo artist before returning to the United States. Keyboard player Geoffrey K. Pullum became an academic linguist, and is today a professor at the University of Edinburgh and a linguistics blogger at the Language Log and Lingua Franca websites.[2]Washington temporarily reformed the band between February and June 1971 with new band members Dave Watts (organ), Mo Foster (bass), Mike Jopp (guitar) and Grant Serpell (drums)The band’s name came from the Ram Jam Inn, an old coaching inn on the A1 (Great North Road) at Stretton, near Oakham, Rutland.[3]Since 2005, Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band have been constantly playing shows. The current version of the band is:[when?] Geno Washington (Lead Vocals); Geoff Hemsley (Drums); Steve Bingham (Bass and Backing Vocals); Stuart Dixon (Guitar and Backing Vocals); Alan Whetton (Tenor Sax); and Allesandro Carnevali (Tenor Sax).[4]Table of ContentsFormer members[edit]Discography[edit]Singles[edit]EPs[edit]Albums[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Former members[edit]Geno Washington, lead vocalsPete Gage, guitarLionel Kingham, saxophoneBuddy Beadle, saxophoneGeoff Pullum aka Jeff Wright, organJohn Roberts, bassPete Carney, bassHerb Prestidge, drumsClive Burrows, saxophonePaul Turner, bass guitarKeith O’Connell, Hammond Organ (1968 – 1969)Early Les Blues-line-upTony Coe, double basslater replaced by John Game, bass guitarColin Gilbert, piano\/keyboardsMorton Lewis, guitarGerry Gillings, drumsDiscography[edit]Singles[edit]“Shake, Shake, Senora” \/ “Akinla”, Columbia 7621, 1965 (Ram Jam Band only)“Water” \/ “Understanding”, Piccadilly 7N 35312, UK No. 39, May 1966“Hi Hi Hazel” \/ “Beach Bash”, Piccadilly 7N 35329, UK No. 45, July 1966“Que Sera Sera” \/ “All I Need”, Piccadilly 7N 35346, UK No. 43, October 1966“Michael (the Lover)” \/ “Gotta Hold on to My Love”, Piccadilly 7N 35359, UK No. 39, December 1966“Always” \/ “If You Knew” \/ “She Shot a Hole in My Soul” \/ “I’ve Been Hurt by Love”, Piccadilly 7N 35392, 1967“Tell It Like It Is”\/”Girl I Want To Marry You”, Piccadilly 7N 35403, 1967“Different Strokes”\/”You Got Me Hummin'”, Pye 7N 17425, 1967“I Can’t Quit Her”\/”Put Out The Fire Baby”, Pye 7N 17570, 1968“I Can’t Let You Go”\/”Bring It To Me Baby”, Pye 7N 17649, 1968“My Little Chickadee”\/”Seven Eleven”, Pye 7N 17745, 1969[5][6]EPs[edit]Hi Piccadilly NEP.34054 \u2013 1966Different Strokes Pye 7N.17425 \u2013 1967Small Package of Hipsters Pye NEP.24302 -1968Que Sera Sera Flashback FBEP.103 \u2013 1980[7]Albums[edit]Hand Clappin’ Foot Stompin’ Funky-Butt … Live! \u2013 Piccadilly NPL 38026 \u2013 1966 UK 5Shake A Tail Feather \u2013 Piccadilly NPL.38029 \u2013 1967Hipsters, Flipsters, Finger-Poppin’ Daddies \u2013 Piccadilly NPL.38032 \u2013 1967 UK 8Running Wild \u2013 Pye NSPL.18219 \u2013 1968Sifters, Shifters, Finger Clicking Mamas \u2013 Marble Arch MAL 816 (Mono) \/ MALS 816 (Stereo) \u2013 1968Uptight \u2013 Marble Arch MALS 1162 \u2013 1969Golden Hour of Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band \u2013 Golden Hour GSH 594 \u2013 1975Hand Clappin’ Foot Stompin’ Funky-Butt … Live! (Reissue) \u2013 PYE NSPL 18618 \u2013 1980Hip Shakin’ Soul Breakin’ Earthquakin’ Live \u2013 PYE PYC 4018 \u2013 1988Hand Clappin Foot Stompin’ Funky Butt Live \u2013 Repertoire REP 4189-WZ \u2013 1991Hipsters, Flipsters, Finger-Poppin’ Daddies! \u2013 Repertoire REP 4190-WZ \u2013 1991Geno Washington VS. Jimmy James … No Holds Barred Sequel NEX CD 169Hand Clappin’ Foot Stompin’ Funky-Butt … Live! & Hipsters Flipsters, Finger Poppin’ Daddies! \u2013  C5 CD 581 \u2013 1995Geno \u2013 Spectrum 5507692My Bombers, Mey Dexy’s, My Highs (The Sixties Studio Sessions) \u2013 Sequel MEMCD 973 \u2013 1998Geno! Geno! Geno! … Live in the 60’s \u2013 Sequel NXTCD 295 \u2013 1998Foot Stompin’ Soul \u2013 Castle 1304 \u2013 2006[5][6]Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band Live at The Half Moon Putney \u2013 PQFMusic\/Pete Quaife Foundation \u2013 2014References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/geno-washington-the-ram-jam-band\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band"}}]}]