The George Baker Selection

Shocking Blue, Tee Set and The George Baker Selection were three Dutch groups that emerged on the global scene almost simultaneously. The George Baker Selection had begun as The Soul Invention but was to change its name when Hans Bouwens joined the group.

Hans became the composer of all of the group’s material, which began, at least on a worldwide basis, when the lively “Little Green Bag” entered such charts in 1970. The band followed this initial global success with “Dear Ann”.”Baby Blue” followed, in 1974, and, in 1975, The George Baker Selection enjoyed what was probably its most popular release, the light and breezy “Paloma Blanca”.

Strangely enough, there wasn’t anyone in the group by the name of George Baker! In addition to its leader and principal vocalist the band’s original members were bass guitarist Cor Veerman, leading guitarist George The, organist Jaques Greuter, and drummer Jan Hopp.

The names of additional recordings by The George Baker Selection can be found in the suggested playlists.

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