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Babe Ruth are an English rock band from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. They were initially active in the 1970s and reformed in 2005.

Babe Ruth
OriginHatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Genres
  • Hard rock[1]
  • progressive rock
Years active19701976, 2005present
LabelsHarvest Records
MembersJenny Haan
Dave Hewitt
Alan Shacklock
Dave Punshon
Past membersJeff Allen
Dick Powell
Ed Spevock
Chris Holmes
Steve Gurl
Bernie Marsden
Ellie Hope
Ray Knott
Simon Lambeth

History


A predecessor of the group, called Shacklock after guitarist Alan Shacklock, was formed in 1970.[2] Members included Janita Haan and Dave Hewitt, with Dave Punshon and Dick Powell later joining.[2] The first release was their single "Wells Fargo"; their first album, First Base,[2] went gold in Canada. In 1973, Ed Spevock replaced Powell and Chris Holmes replaced Punshon on the second album.[2] In 1975, Steve Gurl, keyboardist from Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey replaced Holmes for the third album.[2] The same year, Shacklock left the band to become a record producer and Bernie Marsden (Wild Turkey) joined the team for the fourth album. After this, Haan and Hewitt left.[2]

Though no original member remained, the group incorporated Ellie Hope and Ray Knott for the fifth album in 1976.[2] Shortly before Babe Ruth disbanded, they were joined by the young 17-year-old Birmingham born Simon Lambeth who made a few appearances on their last tour. Marsden moved on to join Whitesnake (after the short lived Paice Ashton Lord broke up) and Lambeth left the band.

Their 1975 single "Elusive" became a popular song on the Northern soul scene. In the US, "Elusive" also was a hit in the discos, peaking at #12 on the National Disco Action chart.[3]

A disco cover of Babe Ruth's "The Mexican" appeared in the late 1970s, performed by the Bombers. This version inspired an electro/freestyle cover produced by Jellybean Benitez in 1984, for which he managed to recruit Haan on vocals' the cover subsequently becoming noted for its popularity as an underground dance hit.

Between late 2005 and early 2006, Haan (now Janita Haan Morris), Hewitt, Shacklock, and Punshon reunited to record new material together in Nashville,[4] with Spevock recording his drums in London. The album, titled Que Pasa, was completed September 2006, and after being made available in digital form via the band's official web site, was released on Revolver Records in 2009.

The band embarked on a successful reunion tour of Canada in July 2010, playing three concerts at Ottawa Bluesfest, Metropolis Montreal, and Festival International du Blues de Tremblant.

On 28 June 2014, Babe Ruth played their only show of 2014 at Milwaukee's Summerfest; over 7,000 attended.


Members


Current members
Past members

Discography



Albums



Singles



Compilation albums



Video



Bootleg


  1. "Intro"
  2. "Joker"
  3. "Black Dog"
  4. "King Kong"
  5. "Amar Cabellero Pt. 2"
  6. "Isn't That So"
  7. "Gimme Some Leg"
  8. "Baby Pride"
  9. "Outro"

References


  1. "Babe Ruth: First Base". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 41/2. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 26.
  4. Bobbyshred.com Archived 14 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Billboard, Allmusic
  6. "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 27, 1974" (PDF).
  7. "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 5, 1975" (PDF).
  8. "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 17, 1976" (PDF).



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[de] Babe Ruth (Band)

Babe Ruth war eine Rockband der 1970er Jahre aus Hatfield in England. Die größten Erfolge hatte die Band nicht in ihrer Heimat, sondern in Nordamerika.
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