Janita haan biography of william
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Babe Ruth (band)
English rock band
Babe Ruth are an English rock band from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
They were initially active in the 1970s and reformed in 2002.
History
In 1971 after graduating from Royal Academy of Music, Alan Shacklock formed "Shacklock" with David Hewitt on bass, Dave Punshon on piano, Dick Powell on drums, and Jenny Haan as vocalist.[2]Roger Dean (artist) later introduced Shacklock to Nick Mobbs, vice president of A&R to the EMIHarvest Records, who got them a show at Marquee Club before signing the band on to the EMI Harvest label.[2]
In 1972, Shacklock was renamed to Babe Ruth after the baseball player, of the same name.[2] In 1972, Rupert Perry signed Babe Ruth for the United States, and their first album, First Base, was released.[2]
In 1973 Ed Spevock joined Babe Ruth, replacing Powell on drums.[2] Babe Ruth appeared twice on BBC Two's The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973 on 2 Januar