John Bahler (born November 11, 1940; surname also spelled Bähler) is an American vocalist, arranger, conductor, composer and producer. He is the elder brother of singer
Tom Bahler, and the husband of Janet Lennon of
the Lennon Sisters.
Early career
Bahler and his brother Tom were vocalists in the
Ron Hicklin Singers. Together with
the Wrecking Crew, they are two of the most recorded singers in history, having appeared on hundreds of television show themes, movie soundtracks, top-40 hits (singing lead and backup), and commercial jingles of the 1960s through the 1980s.
The Love Generation
John and Tom Bahler started
the Love Generation, which showcased a jazz/pop fusion technical ability that later became synonymous with "the sound of 1970s commercial pop". Two of the album cuts were re-recorded by Bahler for the
pilot of ''
The Partridge Family
''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from ...
''.
The Going Thing
After "the Love Generation", John and Tom Bahler, headed "The Going Thing", a band devised by the advertising agency
J. Walter Thompson to promote the products of the
Ford Motor Company
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.
Current career
, John Bahler lives in
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, Missouri, Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County, Missouri, Stone County. Branson is in the Ozarks, Ozark Mountains. ...
, where he runs ''Portraits by Bähler'' and conducts the
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the '' The Lawrence Welk Show'' from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known as "champagne music" to his radio, te ...
orchestra. His wife, Janet Lennon, still appears at the Welk resorts. In early 2010, Bahler served as musical director for a
PBS
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Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Academy Awards, Oscar and Tony Awards, Tony awards. This collection of all fou ...
special.
References
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1940 births
American male singer-songwriters
Living people
People from Inglewood, California
People from Branson, Missouri
Singer-songwriters from California
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