The Baseballs | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Rock and roll, rockabilly |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | JMC Music and Warner Music |
| Members | Sam (Sven Budja) Basti (Sebastian Raetzel) Back-up band Lars Vegas (guitar) Klaas Wendling (upright bass) Jan Miserre (piano) Tomas Svensson (drums) |
| Past members | Digger (Rüdiger Brans) |
| Website | thebaseballs |
The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band founded in Berlin in 2007. They became popular with 1950s and 1960s style rock cover versions of modern hits such as "Umbrella" by Rihanna, "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé, "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry and "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.[1] The band members are only credited by their nicknames (Sam, Digger and Basti).[2] Their version of "Umbrella" was a hit in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "The Baseballs by Uncovering the Cover • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Official biography
- ^ The Baseballs in the German charts
- ^ The Baseballs in the Swiss charts
- ^ The Baseballs in the Austrian charts
- ^ The Baseballs in the Finnish single chart[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Umbrella" in the Swedish charts