6/18/2023 0 Comments Pete droge dear diane tab![]() ![]() A string of singles and albums followed the second single, “Dear Ann”, was such a success that Baker quit his job in the lemonade factory and became a full-time musician. The single sold over one million copies globally, and received a gold disc. However, the words in the song then, and now, are “greenback” not “green bag.” The success came as a surprise for Baker, who remembers hearing in on the radio at work, in a lemonade factory. Hans Bouwens The song was written in reference to the American dollar and was titled “Little Greenback” but the record company misinterpreted the words. 21 on the Billboard Top 100 in the United States. 16 on the Cash Box magazine chart and No. Their first album, Little Green Bag (1970), produced an immediate worldwide hit: their debut single, “Little Green Bag” reached No. ![]() ![]() The band consisted of Jan Hop, Jacobus Greuter, George The, and Jan Visser. They changed their name to “George Baker Selection”, Bouwens naming himself for a character from a detective novel. George Baker Selection Hans Bouwens By 1967 Bouwens was living in Wormerveer and joined the band Soul Invention, a soul band which played covers of songs by Otis Redding and Sam and Dave. Snip en Snap, Willy Walden en Piet Muijselaar 1974.
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