George Baker (musician)#George Baker Selection
The George Baker Selection is a Dutch pop band. The group began in 1967 under the name Soul Invention. It was renamed in 1969 after the singer and composer George Baker ( born December 8, 1944 real name Johannes " Hans " Bouwens ).
Band Members
In addition to the founders, George Baker, Johannes " Hans " Paul Bouwens ( born December 8, 1944), son of an Italian occupation soldiers, whose stage name of a British actor of the same name from the three James Bond films You Only Live twice, On Her Majesty and the Spy who loved me back, who embodied different characters there, were part of the band in the first line-up: Eric Bardoen job Netten, Toni Vredenburg, Henk Kramer and Cor Veerman. ( April 25, 1949 * ), Jan Gerbrand Visser, Martin Schoen (* Jan hop ( * June 21, 1949 ), Jacobus Anthonius " Jacques " Greuter ( born August 18, 1942), George The March 23, 1944: Later came to ). The blonde singer Lida " Lydia" Yonkman Bond ( born July 30, 1952) came to the band in 1974 after they released their first single in 1961 and 1966/1969 with Jan Keijzer (later singer with BZN) and Piet Keijzer ( later a member of The Cats ) had sung at the Volendam Q-tips. 1985/1989 were still part of the reunion lineup Nelleke Brozkowski ( born November 8, 1958), Elly Bloothoofd (* July 7, 1956 ) and Pieter Goeman ( born December 25, 1961). After the dissolution of the band in 1989, the remaining band made under the name of The Selection with the singers Willy Delano and Nathalie More on that published only one written by George Baker single.
Achievements
Since the early 1970s, the Dutch were successful throughout Europe, even in the U.S. they were able to place hits like Little Green Bag ( 1969), Dear Ann, " Fly away, little Paraquayo " (1974) and Paloma Blanca ( 1975). After the worldwide hit Paloma Blanca, this success could not be achieved, but still get more chart successes such as Morning Sky, Wild bird, and Santa Lucia By Night. The band has sold more than 20 million records worldwide.
The song " Paloma Blanca " was recorded in 300 versions of almost as many artists. George Baker himself sang 21 albums and 48 singles in addition. Over the past nearly 40 years, he composed a total of 602 songs.
Baker now lives with his wife Blanche near the town of Gouda. He has seven children from two marriages. On 12 November 2009 a new solo album by George Baker appeared under the title "Lonely Boy" and an eponymous CD download single.