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One of the most innovative jazz/pop vocal groups of all time, the pioneering Hi-Lo's influenced countless pop, R&B, and doo wop groups from the '50s right up to the present. They formed in December 1953 when Gene Puerling of Milwaukee and friend Bob Strasen met Clark Burroughs and Bob Morse. The latter two were vocalists with the Encores, the vocal group for the Billy May Band. When Billy's band stopped traveling, the Hi-Lo's were born. Reportedly named because of their extreme vocal and physical ranges (Strasen and Morse were tall, Gene and Clark were short), the Hi-Lo's practiced at Clark and Gene's Los Angeles apartment, refining their revolutionary voicings. The group were themselves influenced by such artists as The Four Freshmen, The Modernaires, and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones. With Clark on lead, Bob and Bob on tenors, and Gene on bass, the Hi-Lo's fractured the traditional definition of vocal group structure with a tonal blend rarely equaled by any quartet. Excerpt from The Da Capo Book of American Singing Groups Clare Fischer ConcertCOME AND ENJOY AN EVENING OF GREAT MUSIC WITH The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Sextet Plus Six Voices Directed by Brent Fischer Monday, November 17, 2008 - 8pm and 9:30pm The Jazz Bakery 3233 Helms Avenue Culver City, CA For Information & Reservations call: (310) 271-9039 For easy directions and map click: www.jazzbakery.com ◊ · · · ◊ · · · ◊ Permanent link | Leave a comment »
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