UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2007 (September 19, 2007)

GENESCO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Tennessee	1-3083	62-0211340
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee	37217-2895
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(615) 367-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

Genesco issued a press release containing the text of a letter from Hal N. Pennington, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to Alan H. Cohen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Finish Line, Inc. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d) Exhibits

     The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1	Press Release, dated September 19, 2007, issued by Genesco Inc.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	GENESCO INC.
Date: September 20, 2007	By:	/s/ Roger G. Sisson
		Name:	Roger G. Sisson
		Title:	Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

No.		Exhibit
	99.1	Press Release dated September 19, 2007

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