Babe Ruth are a rock music group, primarily active through the 1970s, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Their characteristically 'heavy' sound is marked by powerful vocals from Janita Haan and full arrangements by Alan Shacklock. They are acknowledged as having more commercial success in North America than in their home country. When the group was first formed in 1971, they were called Shacklock after their guitarist Alan Shacklock.

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  • Babe Ruth are a rock music group, primarily active through the 1970s, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Their characteristically 'heavy' sound is marked by powerful vocals from Janita Haan and full arrangements by Alan Shacklock. They are acknowledged as having more commercial success in North America than in their home country. When the group was first formed in 1971, they were called Shacklock after their guitarist Alan Shacklock. Members included Janita Haan and Dave Hewitt, with Dave Punshon and Dick Powell later joining. The first release was their single "Elusive"; their first album, First Base, went gold in Canada. In 1973, Ed Spevock replaced Powell and Chris Holmes replaced Punshon on the second album. In 1975, Steve Gurl, keyboardist from Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey replaced Holmes for the third album. The same year, Shacklock exited and Bernie Marsden (Wild Turkey) joined the team for the fourth album. After this, Haan and Hewitt left. Though no original member remained, the group incorporated Ellie Hope and Ray Knott for the fifth album in 1976. 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. Lambeth's hauntingly naive sound on rhythm guitar, behind the lead of Marsden, promised much but sadly it was too late; Marsden moved on to bigger things and joined Whitesnake. Simon changed careers and sadly was lost to the music scene. Ellie Hope did an outstanding job on the lp and later had a solo effort in the booming disco era but later efforts are hard to pin down. A disco cover of Babe Ruth's classic "The Mexican" appeared in the late 70s, performed by the Bombers. This version inspired an electro/freestyle cover produced by John 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), Shacklock, Punshon, and Hewitt recorded new material together in Nashville, with Spevock recording his drums in London. The album was completed September 2006, and after being made available in digital form via the band's official web site, it is scheduled for release on CD in the first quarter of 2009.
  • 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.
  • ベーブ・ルース(Babe Ruth)は、1970年代に活躍したイングランドのハートフォードシャー、ハットフィールド(Hatfield)出身のロック・バンド。ジェニー・ハーンのパワフルなヴォーカルとアラン・シャックロックのアレンジが特徴のヘヴィなサウンドを持っていた。オーケストラの導入、ギターとキーボード(ピアノ)のユニゾン、代表曲『ザ・メキシカン』に顕著な西部劇世界への言及など、特徴のある作風を持ち、ハードロックだけでなく、プログレッシブ・ロックのバンドとしての側面もある。 地元イングランドよりも、北米(特にカナダ)で人気があった。
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  • Babe Ruth in 1975. Left to right: Alan Shacklock, Dave Hewitt, Jenny Haan, Ed Spevock, and Steve Gurl.
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  • Jenny (Janita) Haan Dave Hewitt Dick Powell Dave Punshon Alan Shacklock
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  • Babe Ruth are a rock music group, primarily active through the 1970s, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Their characteristically 'heavy' sound is marked by powerful vocals from Janita Haan and full arrangements by Alan Shacklock. They are acknowledged as having more commercial success in North America than in their home country. When the group was first formed in 1971, they were called Shacklock after their guitarist Alan Shacklock.
  • 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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