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The Blue Ox Babes

The Blue Ox Babes were an English pop group, formed in early 1981 by former Dexys Midnight Runners guitarist Kevin 'Al' Archer, together with his girlfriend Yasmin Saleh, guitarist Nick Bache and former Dexys keyboard player Andy Leek. Archer was keen to mix the soul sounds of his previous group with folk styles. To this end he recruited fiddle player Helen O'Hara to play on demo tapes of the new songs he had written. When former colleague Kevin Rowland heard these demo tapes, he invited O'Hara to join Dexys, and adopted a similarly folk-influenced sound for his own group.

Members
Kevin Archer — guitar, vocals (1981–88) • Yasmin Saleh — vocals (1981–88) • Nick Bache — guitar (1981–82) • Andy Leek — keyboards (1981–82) • Helen O'Hara — fiddle (1981–82) • Corin Winfield — bass (1981) • Pete Williams — bass (1982) • Pete Wain — piano (1988) • Nick Smith — saxophone (1988) • Ian Pettitt — drums (1981–88) • Steve 'Brennan' Shaw — fiddle (1988) • Steve Wynne — bass (1988) ==Discography==
Discography
AlbumsApples & Oranges (recorded 1988, issued 2009) Singles • "There's No Deceiving You"/"The Last Detail"/"Take Me to the River" (1988) - UK #94 • "Apples and Oranges"/"Pray Lucky"/"Yes Let's"/"Russia in Winter" (1988) • "Walking on the Line"/"Four Golden Tongues Talk"/"What Does Anybody Ever Think About"/"Thought as Much" (1988) ==References==
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