Babe Ruth

   
Artist: Babe Ruth

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 First Base

   Year: 1972   
Tracks: 6

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Progressive rock unit Babe Ruth was formed in Hertfordshire, England in 1971 by singer Janita "Jenny" Haan, guitarist Alan Shacklock (whose surname lent the grouping their original moniker), and bassist Dave Hewitt. Pianist Dave Punshon and drummer Dick Powell joined the lineup prior to the 1971 expiration of Babe Ruth's debut single, "Subtle"; the 1972 LP, Showtime Base -- which credited the explosive Haan with "vocal ability" -- generated the group's best-known sung, the Shacklock-penned "Wells Fargo," and contempt limited involvement at home, the album earned a next on North American shores, going gold in Canada. Drummer Ed Spevock replaced Powell for the follow-up, 1973's Amar Caballero, while ex-Wild Turkey keyboardist Steve Gurl fictive Punshon's duties for Babe Ruth's self-titled third exploit; the to the highest degree pivotal blow, however, was the subsequent exit of Shacklock, with another Wild Turkey alum, guitarist Bernie Marsden, sign language on for 1975's Stealin' Home. Though the album seemed poised to eventually push the radical into the British mainstream, Haan and Hewitt both resigned; singer Ellie Hope and bassist Ray Knott were tapped for 1976's Kid's Stuff, only without a single foundation member left over in the batting order, Babe Ruth disbanded months later. Marsden finally resurfaced in Whitesnake.