Geno Washington & Ram JAM BAND LIVE!!

[bathamsbottom]

I remember my brother buying their live album when I was a teenager. I put it on the turntable and was totally blown away. Couldn't stop playing it. Thanks for posting this.

[MAJORSNODGRASS]

I think the guitarist Pete Gage organised the bands on-stage performance based on American acts he'd seen. The baritone player's style is based on Johnny Marshall one of the members of the Blue Flames. Later known as Bud Beadle who played with Mick Eve's band Gonzalez.

[leejoliver]

My bombers, my Dexies, my high.

[jamesnemer]

My friend brought the album back from England " Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band Live " Christ it still today great dance album........know have it on a CD.

 The Oringal Ram Jam Band was ONE GREAT, TIGHT ............group

[davecous]

First time I've heard these for 40 odd years. These guys should have been much bigger than they were. Great stuff.

[saltblockparty]

Geoff Pullum at 1:15!

[saxdadypops]

hI Zues ,have you any of this stuff charted for Baritone?

[arbutus27]

1st time I've heard this since... 1967. We all thought it was so so hot. "Promise I will do Michael; promise, promise."

Handclapping footstomping funky but live

[arbutus27]

1st time I've heard this since... 1967. We all thought it was so so hot. "Promise I will do Michael; promise, promise."

[ls196xs]

Sinning Disc Leeds 1966 - awesome remember it like yesterday

[PERIZ99]

Great stuff..!!

[SeniorMojo]

whoooowheee! i just found

"geno washington & the ram jam band - sifters, shifters, finger clicking mamas"

original vinyl pressed in 1968 on a flea market. and in very good shape too :-)

my record find of the year !...i ve been looking for geno and ram jam band records for years...FINALLY!

the live footage you uploaded here zeus is PURE MAGIC !

geno in top form and the ram jam band in full blown action. man i really love the horn section ! i´d give a lot to timetravel and see a gig :-)

[randyorton1fanish]

geno at strummmercamp cheadle hulme rugby club may 28 2011 cant wait legend

[rustydobro]

I saw Geno often at Bligh's Hotel, Sevenoaks in the '60's. Lots of great acts there, but no-one came close to Geno. And now he's coming to a village hall close to my home - yes, I'll be there! Geno! Geno! Geno!

[whatifu22]

She Had Knee's Like Birds Eye Pea's..

If you are a Geno fan you would know that quote, Geno could really get a place rocking. Geno' Geno' Geno........

The Purdy Boys Norwich were Geno's Greatest fans........Ream Geno Ream

[jnmklo9]

I'm 55 thought I'd seen all that music in England but Geno mate you've just got yourself a new fan. Wow you've got soul man

[closertofiftythanyew]

He may ahve had short hair, so to be wearing his mary wig, but that is a vicious true.

Anyway if he was tranny, even if I believe he wasn't, what the fuck anuway -genious music.

[shorelineboy]

i love this , takes me right back hope to see him soon.

[tonybell1948]

thanks for these sounds of my youth

[BlueSuedeTom]

Pure Class, and Talented Magic!

[ZEUS1938]

HI elchikichikise which nephew are you i have quite a few nephews thanks for comment i was the original ramjam band sax players on all the records you hear are the original rjb these were the only albums that ever sold, will be pleased to know which nephew you are and will get in touch cheers.L .K.

[TheFeckineejit]

saw all you guus so many times in the 60's, top rank watford, burtons uxbridge, starlight in sudbury. If we had ipods then i would have rode my lambretta Li150 to your sounds. great stuff.

[Colerini]

@ZEUS1938

Hey Rock !!

Was just talking about you with Pete over coffee a week ago.

Thanks for posting the vids and reviving the warmth of past recall.

Nice.

xxx

[ZEUS1938]

@Colerini Hey Colin sorry for troubling did you give me right email address for pete sent him an email got no reply could you let us know thanks Rocky.

[elchikichikise]

This is pretty unbelievable !

I'm Lionel Kingham's nephew,

Lionel Kingham being one of the sax players,

haha I never imagined they were this well known in the 60's =)

[12347771]

Fripp tells a funny story about the early Crimson being put on 2nd of the bill with Geno by accident and clearing the house with Schizoid Man

[duderoo1975]

The most under estimated 60's group ever...

Keep the faith *fist*

[grantmclachlan1]

Fantastic, me and my mates used to listen to this stuff as mod's in East Calder 1984, Vespa and Lambretta scooters, fishtail parka's and fred perry's, memories that make me glad I'm alive. If you like this check out Major Lance.

[cosmichotspur]

Another of my Cooks Ferry Inn favourites - how they got the whole outfit onto that tiny stage, I'll never know but the whole place shook!

Great days,

[PAULLONDEN]

My gawd..to have footage of that "Footstomping.Funky,But Live"?...that would be SOMETHING.

I mis the audience participation here....Oh whell...still....LEGEND!

bytheway...that alto sax player is h e a v y.

[bubbledick]

Brilliant!!.......and how Beautiful was Geno back in the day :)

[bubbledick]

Brilliant!!.......and how Beautiful was Geno back in the day :)

[superdonyoungy]

Saw him in Wimbledon with my mother in law!

[devfrman]

great footage thanks; 1st live band I ever saw in 1968 at the age of 13; great stuff

[otherworldjourneys]

Legend!

[Artymeercat]

Love it, many thanks, takes me back to the Agincourt in Camberley, smokey beery nights jammin to Geno

[JackieDubya]

Hey, I used to go Ska Bar in Dartford too! Seen him a few times over the years, he is a real showman - funn enough saw him at Dartford Orchard last year - still great!

[rayjr62]

It's amazing. . . Geno is an American (born in Indiana) but he is virtually unknown here in the states. Geno would be lucky to sell out a small club

[rossrossiter1968]

i think he was drafted in the 60's and was posted to the uk

[TheBodthemod1]

class

[NSOUUL7]

sheer class

[freddyscot]

a thousand thanks zeus1938, like everyone else I was taken back 40 years to the London clubs , I think it was Tiles he played at, and yes sidecrank I'll have the same! any one know what hes doing now?

[stOOpid68]

@freddyscot

he played Liverpool again last year!!

[rocksylady09]

use to see Gino and the Ramm Jam band at the Ricky Tic club in Houslow...great nights...

[gransport160]

@rocksylady09 hi I attended the Hounslow Tick reguarly. Are you a Hounslow girl? Let me know sometime ok...gransport160

[flammasherman]

Remember seeing him singing this at the Dorothy Ballroom in Cambridge,he brought the place down,can still recall the atmosphere and total excitement of that evening over 40 years ago,a classic !.

[giveahoot1]

Must have been around the same time I saw him in Belfast - Yes, he really did appear in Belfast. It was pre-troubles Belfast and we used to get lots of great artist and acts in all the Ballrooms around the Province - Dusty Springfield, Stones, Little Millie, Drifters, Engelbert and many others.

That all stopped for nearly 40 years and we just hibernated until it all went over.

It's a little bit better now.

Geno had great stage presence.

Will never forget it.

[dogsbreath101]

Were you all on 'blues' ?

[BulldogStGeorge]

Great video Zeus! Geno would pack them in at the Southport Floral Hall. A bottle of Bentox wine in Liverpool, then off to Southport on the train. A few pints of Newcastle Brown, watch Geno followed by a good fight and maybe a good shag on the beach.....oh those days...

[sidecrank]

plenty of blues,dex and bombers for me!

[Estoymisio]

Spring Hill in Birmingham

[Estoymisio]

Have great memories of Geno at the Roller rink in Spring Hill. Always an high energy performance.

[cinedeguerrilla]

One of the best vids i've seen this year!

[slatsybaby]

Geno! saw him regular down the wheel,man did he know how to whip up a crowd?

[wbugw]

Wonderful ! saw him 2or 3 x at the King Mojo ,sheffield in 1966-67-good times

[nimmegeers]

first live concert I ever went to, a the Queen's Hall, Burslem. Thanx for being there

GENO, GENO,GENO......

[benzuckerman]

It looks like he has the same two guys playing sax as Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames....

[BaldrysOut]

Used to see Geno and the band in Birmingham in 60s .Wow l played this music so much over the years love that your now on facebook .Thank you thank you for the exiting music

[dogsbreath101]

Geno is what the 60's Club Scene was about in this Country, apart from visiting American artistes he was numero uno.

[phplane]

Thanks to geno for a fab night at the slipper W.B. Notts 1966. Gonna do a songnow  by the ramjam band and myself entitled" you dont smoke like i smoke"

[54wolverine]

I first heard this song on Radio Caroline/London when I was 12 or 13... Lovely guy, greatr song..I never thought I would rehear it one day....

[TezS32449]

I must be a little bit older than you but I remember going to the Ska Bar, a dance place in Dartford, Kent to see Geno. What memories!!!

[54wolverine]

Lucky you! He has such a great voice......

[bluesandtwos999]

Saw Geno and the band at the Corn Exchange in Bristol in the 60's, a concert to remember.

[csk004]

there you go bump into geno to day and there i am 1962 salisbury wilts city hall orsome some guy smashes a fire ex/er over a guys head the band played on yep good old salisbury ,,,,

[SyndiCat1]

i'm going Noah's Ark on this song...i need a double dose!!! somebody

5:59...conductor, drop me off at the next soul stop...i need me some Hammond!

[bshuja5]

Used to watch him on a regularly at Toffs at Folkestone in 60s

[Soulisscool]

Tiger if Geno and the band don't get you moving- you'd better check your pulse...

Some of the best acts were in the clubs and some fantastic souls sounds from many artistes never even made the charts -it means zip mate... Geno used to be at the Union in Notts which was a really cool club...

Policeman -stop that man...

[samcooke67]

always some fookwits that comment when they aint gotta clue... this guy takes me right back to my northern soul years.. along with sam cooke jackie wilson gene chandler... gosh the list goes on... appreciate the voice and appreciate that geno is still around to be heard ! i seen him at the roadhouse..covent gardens... pure class!

[dogsbreath101]

Willie Mitchell.

[tigerincanada]

Acts like this earned their bread and butter in working men's clubs and the like. "It's tonight's star turn" .... after bingo.

Geno and his jam rag band were fucking crap .... listen to the originals that they covered!

[CRAZEY159]

Saw Geno at The Sage, Gateshead, Feb 28 2009. Was amazing! However he was over shadowed by the most amazing little and large sazaphone act, you've seen nothing until you see this. I have a new love of this music, as I was not around in the 60's!

[andypipus]

Simply outstanding!!!

[soulmod1967]

Brings back memories from 1967 and 1968. Not one of my favourites I have to admit but it was great seeing this footage as it reminded me of the times I saw him at various Mod venues.

[mickypih]

Seen Geno,1968 at Liverpool uni' knock out.Seen him again Liverpool Philarmonic, 2009! He's still the man! best night ever

[dogsbreath101]

Teenage hero of mine.....Ram Jam Club Brixton was a good scene too.

[caravaneriam]

Brilliant band.Saw then several times in the sixties with my mates.We idolised Geno.The dancing was really wild.

Once saw him in a Dundee Hotel totally pissed off with an ignorant audience.I had convinced my wife to see Geno because she was more of a Neil Young fan.Saw him not too long ago too playing great -but slightly sanitised blues.

A brilliant video."You dont know like i Know"

[djdeitch]

Geno`s the man !!!,.ktf.

[tonypilki3]

Brill Vid, Thx for sharing Bob

[motown250]

one great singer and band seing them in march

[avenuesutton]

Saw this band live in Harrogate .N. Yorks. fantastic

[soulchosen]

Northern Soul hero. Great british based soul. ktf

[ALBIBBE]

looking for friends

I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO Z2

[Cod4Data]

WOW

Im a highschooler a band currently in freshman year.

I find this VERY interesting

I play the clarinet and i suggested my teacher to play this song for a valentine dance

[pistolio77]

I had a vynil of Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band and it was a live recording and it was #$!@#@%@!% goooood lots of energy and i lended it to a friend who diseapeared aaarrgglllee

If Anybody's got that recording in mp3 it would make my day

Its cool to see it live!!!

[dogsbreath101]

We all ended up in Ashford DC after 'bundles' in Margate....c'est la vie.

[dogsbreath101]

The 'Dogs Bollix' believe it....

[leftearmissing]

Just wondering who was in the Ram Jam Band line up for this video

[crimsonrush]

I was just wondering the same thing! I met a man called Jamie Airth in the 80s who played with Geno at some stage. Would love to get in touch with him. :)

[door2yourheart]

Brilliant to see this vintage Geno! Thanks for posting!

[z1zaz]

Hi Zeus,

I saw Geno and what was billed as the RJB in Belfast about 1969 with an impressively powerful brass line up on the stage.

Top act !

Yet here there are only two sax players shown in the 60's, and this is definitely not as good !

Any video with the full stage brass complement.

[johnebiggunns]

1st saw Geno and RJB at the 'Mojo' club in Sheffield back in 66/67

The last time was at Grantham at a big soul night about 1969

What ever happen to that club owner from back then;;someone by the name of Pete Stringfellow

[goodixlady]

Geno concerts were the only ones I would swap my rocker gear for lol!

[dogsbreath101]

Anybody got any 'gear'?

[zeboczulu]

used to watch Geno simply best band around.Agree the Mods loved him and was one TV200! Brilliant times Clacton Margate and Brighton and we won the World Cup. Best years ever bring back the 60s!!

[bondo612]

i serced for some ram jam!!!!

but i founed this one!!!!

and its good too!!!!

[motown250]

top track

[MetryRoad]

This is great, Thanks for posting.

[phplane]

saw geno live at dancin slipper notts 1966, tore nottm up on scooters after show. brill.

[WynonieHarris]

When people talk about the Who and the Small Faces as being the big mod bands of the 60's, they're talking garbage. THESE guys (along with Jimmy James) were the top mod bands of the 60's!

[sharpsuitedmod]

FACT

[peterhobday]

Saw Geno in Hitchen in 1964 and 65 and he performed at the free Bedford music festival around three years ago - still just as good and the best performer with the crowd I have ever seen.

Peter

[piepou]

cool =)

[rojox99]

They were a great act to see live. I had the humbling experience of playing in a support band for Geno & the Ram Jam Band at Mister McCoys in Middlesbrough in 1966. Along with Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, they were one of the hottest club bands around at the time.

[ronwhycherly]

Not to mention the Alan Bown set, Graham Bond etc. Our parents were clueless as to who we actually liked. Oh to be 16 or 17 again and heading out to see one of those acts again.

[ronwhycherly]

I still think "Water" by Geno was, along with Stay With Me Baby by Lorraine Ellsion the best record not to have been a hit.

[ZEUS1938]

thanks for your comment i think your so right regards

[ronwhycherly]

Great to see him on here. Being 'oop north we didn't see as much of him. The local dance hall once booked him on the say so of a group of us, normally they only booked chart acts, about 4,000 turned up from all over but he didn't! Saw Jimmy James and The Vagabonds a few times, video of him seems to be harder to come by. Greatdays back then. One set of people going to see chart acts, the rest of us all going to see acts like Geno, Jimmy James,Action, Creation, and any visiting soul acts.

[lance007lance]

Yes WATER is a great song. Geno's voice really cooks on that track. I just love the organ and Geno's style really suits it. The Ram Jam band were a great tight outfit. Should have been a hit. Great track to have in the car and driving through the rain. Great song to get those feet tapping as well.

[jodash2006]

saw them on 9th Feb08 at Chatham Kent,great show even better suit worn by Eddie Floyd!

[drummerjohn49]

One of the best live bands of the sixties.

[bjb8847656]

Simply brilliant entertainment - Geno is wonderful - The band are competent and rich -

Thank you so much for sharing. Great video.

[ZEUS1938]

as it happens never heard of you and talking about surviving geno is still going strongy you keep surviving and get a life

[DJDawnee]

Brilliant to see this video of Geno. Used to be one of his most devout followers in the 60's.

[soulgalore]

I went to their website based on your comments. As an enthusiast for 60s UK r&b/soul acts such as Geno, Zoot Money, Cliff Bennett, Jimmy James, C. Farlowe, G. Fame, etc. I am intrigued. Are they a touring band? Have they released any CDs? How come I haven't heard of Stuart Widdall or Harlem John's Reshuffle? Is there anything available by the latter? Be genuinely interested to know and the website doesn't tell me that much.

[soulgalore]

Great, great band. Love to see a clip of them performing "I gotta hold on to my love". Please anyone?

[RGordonR]

In the sixties Geno was king. Now a sad parody. Absolutely awful now.

[lance007lance]

RGordonR, your pathetic comments carry no weight around here.

[DAVEBLISS2007]

HandClappinFootStompinFunkyBUt­tLIVE! Those were the days!

[lance007lance]

H.C.F.S.F.B.L. was .... Great album too.

[DAVEBLISS2007]

Great memories of the best live UK soul band from the 60's. I remember going to TOFF's in Folkestone to see them in 1967. Thanks for posting this . Dave.

[DelMkVI]

Great in the sixties. Still great now. A true entertainer.

[zeboczulu]

Just brilliant footage.he is a awesome performer.Remember seing him all over the place in 60s Always brilliant night out a non stop roadshow.Mods ruled lol

[ikey76]

man they look so cool!

[yarb101]

Remember them vividly as one of the best live bands in the 60s. So much energy and non stop osul

[lance007lance]

Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band were a great band and all round fantastic sound. I hope these clips stay up. Fantastic clip too.

[terryjamiesongolf]

he is still performing and was in banbury a couple of years ago

[vulcanjedi]

Hey, this is good stuff.