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

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Services For Clare Fischer

Posted by Bobby :: Jan 31, 2012 - 11:21:34 AM | 0 Comments

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Clare Fischer
October 22, 1928 - January 26, 2012

The memorial service for Dr. Clare Fischer is open to the public. Saturday, February 4th at 11:00AM, Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills (across from Burbank Studios) in the beautiful Hall of Liberty.

Visitation/viewing will begin at 10:00AM.

Full details of the program will be available at www.clarefischer.com and www.forestlawn.com as of Tuesday, January 31st.

Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills
6300 Forest Lawn Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90068

The family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Clare Fischer Family Trust to support documenting, recording and archiving all of Clare Fischer's written music for education and to promote the live performance of his music worldwide. Please refer to "Memorial Fund " on your check and mail to:

The Clare Fischer Family Trust
P.O. Box 1563
Studio City, CA 91614

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