John Bahler#The Going Thing
{{short description|American singer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|11|11}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| origin = Inglewood, California, U.S.
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| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1967–present
| associated_acts = Tom Bahler (brother)
Ron Hicklin Singers
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085429/http://portraitsbybahler.com/ Official website]
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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.
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.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmongethappy.com/aguide/lovegeneration.html|title=The Love Generation|work=C'mon, Get Happy!|accessdate=July 12, 2013}}
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.{{cite book|title=Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter|first=Randy L.|last=Schmidt|year=2011|page=50|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1569768181}} In early 2010, Bahler served as musical director for a PBS Marvin Hamlisch special.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} He runs Portraits by Bähler and conducts the Lawrence Welk orchestra.
Personal life
{{As of|2015}}, John Bahler lives in Branson, Missouri. Bahler married Janet Lennon of The Lennon Sisters in 1976. They have two children together. He also has three step-children from Janet Lennon's first marriage.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1363013|name=John Bahler}}
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Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Inglewood, California