One of the most prominent and charismatic figureheads of the London Sixties soul boom, US-born vocalist Geno Washington - immortalised in 1980 through Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ chart-topping tribute single ‘Geno’ - this August forms part of a strong line-up of names scheduled to appear at Bedfordshire’s Rhythm Festival. Born William Francis Washington in December 1943 in Evansville, Indiana, it was after he became stationed in England with the United States Airforce in the early-Sixties that Geno first developed a name for himself as a frequent stand-in at London rhythm & blues clubs - where his raucous vocal delivery quickly earned him favourable comparisons with chart-topping soul...
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