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Gene Puerling

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Gene Puerling

Birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
25 Mar 2008 (aged 78)
Marin County, California, USA
Burial
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Vocalist, Arranger. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was a founding member of the influential 1950s and 1960s vocal group the Hi-Lo's, best known for the albums "Suddenly It's the Hi-Lo's", "And All That Jazz" and "The Hi-Lo's and the Jerry Fielding Orchestra". They would perform and record with various artists including Judy Garland and Rosemary Clooney. After separating during the mid-1960s, Puerling co-founded the vocal group Singers Unlimited. In 1981, he received a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement with "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", which was recorded by the group the Manhattan Transfer. He died of complications from diabetes.
Vocalist, Arranger. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was a founding member of the influential 1950s and 1960s vocal group the Hi-Lo's, best known for the albums "Suddenly It's the Hi-Lo's", "And All That Jazz" and "The Hi-Lo's and the Jerry Fielding Orchestra". They would perform and record with various artists including Judy Garland and Rosemary Clooney. After separating during the mid-1960s, Puerling co-founded the vocal group Singers Unlimited. In 1981, he received a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement with "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", which was recorded by the group the Manhattan Transfer. He died of complications from diabetes.

Bio by: C.S.



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