George Baker

George Baker, born Hans Bouwens in the Netherlands, is responsible for a song nearly everyone knows even if they don't know his name. "Little Green Bag" from 1969 got a whole new life when Tarantino opened Reservoir Dogs with it, and that cool, strutting groove still gives me chills. But to me the bigger story is "Una Paloma Blanca," a global smash that became an evergreen singalong. The fact that this Dutch singer-songwriter wrote both, decades apart, shows real range. I find it wonderful that someone from Hoorn quietly authored two of the most recognisable pop tunes of the century. A hidden hitmaker.

Name (English)

George Baker

Name (Japanese)

ジョージ・ベイカー

Reading

じょーじ・べいかー

Born

December 8, 1944 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands

Occupation

singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / composer / musician

Awards & achievements

• Silver Harp

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.georgebaker.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%20(%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)

Tags

• North Holland
• singer
• songwriter
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.