Gene Eddie

Gene & Eddie were an R&B vocal duo from Silver Spring, Maryland who fell short of nationwide fame, but enjoyed regional success in the mid-'60s and later developed a following among collectors of classic soul rarities. Gene & Eddie were Eugene Alton Dorsett and Eddie Best, Jr., a pair of journeyman singers who had been working in Maryland and Washington D.C. when they crossed paths with the Nightcaps, an R&B-influenced show band led by guitarists Jeff Rubin and Norman Rich. The Nightcaps had recently parted company with their lead singer, and the pair were recruited to front t...