Janita haan biography
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Back in the Day: 1971 Fairfield High grad Janita ‘Jenny’ Haan and Babe Ruth
So how did Janita “Jenny” Haan, who graduated with the 1971 class of Fairfield High School and never sang with a band before, a year later find herself the lead singer of British progressive hard rock group Babe Ruth, recording at famed Abbey Road Studios and releasing their first album, which included “The Mexican,” a track that later became instrumental in the birth of hip-hop?
It’s a long story.
Haan was born in England and her family moved to America when she was around 12. Her stepfather was Frank Burkdoll, who, with Dr. N.R. Zabel and G. Ben Huber, founded Explosive Technology, which was located off Highway 12.
At then-new Fairfield High School, Haan was the freshman Homecoming attendant, a pom-pom girl, a member of the drill team and was involved in theatrical productions.
She describes herself as “music mad” in the late 1960s.
“My best friend at that time was Mindy Seybold and she lived near
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Babe Ruth was born in Hatfield (England) in 1971, founded bygd guitarist Alan Shacklock. The group created a style full of personality, making a Progressive Rock and Hard Rock led bygd the guitar, bringing nuances of classical music, Latin, blues, percussion and arrangements with instruments such as cellos and metals, as well as influences from Morricone soundtracks. The icing on the cake was the young vocalist Janita "Jenny" Haan (also a native of England, who spent a period in the USA), with her powerful vocals, sometimes bringing a certain crudity, and full of energy and feeling. And adding to the röst and her electrical performance on stage, Jenny called attention for the beauty, athletic style and charisma. (versão em português)
Babe Ruth, with Jenny on vocals, released four albums in the '70s (in the fifth , "Kid's Stuff", the band had already undergone major line-up changes), with the debut album, "First Base" (1972) a Cult, being mostly worshiped by Progressive
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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
[edit]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