Tom bahler biography
Tom Bahler
American singer-songwriter
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| Birth name | Thomas Lee Bahler |
| Born | () June 1, (age&#;81) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | –present |
Musical artist
Thomas Lee Bahler (also spelled Bähler; ; born June 1, ) is an American singer, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and author.
Bahler is most known for his song "She's Out of My Life", which was recorded by Michael Jackson; the song was originally written for Frank Sinatra, who never recorded it.[1] He is the younger brother of the singer, arranger, conductor and composer John Bahler.
In Bahler's early career, he worked with Jan Berry[2] (of Jan and Dean).
Later, he and his brother John were vocalists in the Ron Hicklin Singers.[3] Together with The Wrecking Crew, the Bahler brothers have sung, produced and arranged hundreds of worldwide hits. They were the featured background voices on The Partridge Family recordings in the s.[4]
The Love Generation
John and Tom Bahler tried their hands with their own band, The Love Generation,[5] which was not a great success.
They made three records as a band. The last record, "Montage", is considered to be a project just by John and Tom. As session vocalists for The Partridge Family, they re-recorded the Screen Gems-published song "Let the Good Times In" for the series' pilot episode, which they had originally recorded for their first Love Generation album in a slightly different arrangement.
The Partridge version of the song remained a heavily sought after unreleased track until it appeared officially for the first time on the group's Come on Get Happy!: The Very Best of The Partridge Family CD, which was released in [4]
The Going Thing
After "The Love Generation", John and Tom joined The Going Thing,[6] a band which was devised by the advertising agency J.
Walter Thompson (now known as JWT), to promote the products of the Ford Motor Company.
Tom bahler shes out of my life One of his most notable achievements was writing the lyrics for the song " She's Out of My Life ," which was recorded by Michael Jackson for his album " Off the Wall. Michael Jackson Wiki. The book, aimed at young readers, presents a modern-day adaptation of Aesop's fables, encouraging children to learn important life lessons through engaging storytelling. Singer songwriter arranger producer.Tom Bahler appeared on Ford's "Going Thing" television commercial.[citation needed]
Later career
Bahler wrote the Bobby Sherman hit "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" () and Cher's hit "Living in a House Divided". "She's Out of My Life", recorded by Michael Jackson and other artists, was written by Bahler in It has been claimed he wrote "She's Out of My Life" about Karen Carpenter, who broke up with Bahler after discovering he had fathered a child with another woman,[7] but Bahler says the song was written about Rhonda Rivera.[8] In , he was the associate producer of the Grammy Award-winning "We Are the World", which he considers his most significant project.[9]
Bahler is an associate of Quincy Jones.[1] He has also worked with B.
J. Thomas, Neil Diamond, Sonny & Cher, David Cassidy and Billy Joel.[10]
For television and film, Bahler produced the music for the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe Pageants for a number of years and he composed the music for a number of movies and scored a number of soundtracks.[11] He made cameo appearances in movies such as Wag The Dog, also composing the song, "The American Dream" for the film.[12]
Books
- Bahler, Thomas (April 17, ).
Anything is Possible: A Tale of Æsop. Illustrated by Yulee Kim. Æsop Production Company. ISBN&#;.
- Bahler, Thomas (November 10, ).Tom bahler biography wikipedia They made three records as a band. Tom Bahler appeared on Ford's "Going Thing" television commercial. Michael Jackson Wiki Explore. The song was called "She's Out of My Life.
What You Want Wants You (1st&#;ed.). Æsop Production Company. ISBN&#;.
References
- ^ abElias Leight (February 6, ). "10 Things We Learned From Spike Lee's New Michael Jackson Doc".Tom bahler biography Murray Leaving Neverland. They were given multiple tasks, including background singing and vocal arranging. One day, Michael walked over and leaned against a piano and just started singing. References [ edit ].
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- ^"Discography". Jan & Dean. Archived from the original on August 20, Retrieved January 9,
- ^"RON HICKLIN SINGERS Related Articles". Amazines. Archived from the original on July 20, Retrieved May 31,
- ^ ab"Come on Get Happy!: The Very Best of Partridge Family".
AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February
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- ^FordThe Going Thing! on YouTube
- ^Ray Coleman. The Carpenters: The Untold Story. HarperCollins.Tom bahler biography death American singer-songwriter. Read Edit View history. They were the featured background voices on The Partridge Family recordings in the s. Books [ edit ].
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- ^Randy Schmidt. Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. Chicago Review Press. ISBN&#;.
- ^Billy Johnson Jr. (7 March ). "'We Are the World' Associate Producer Shares 11 Behind-the-Scenes Stories". Yahoo Music. Archived from the original on 16 February Retrieved 16 February
- "USA for Africa: We Are the World".Tom bahler karen carpenter: By the time I got home, the song was written in 13 minutes. Retrieved February 16, Beyond his music and writing, Tom Bahler has been involved in philanthropy and advocacy work. Archived from the original on February 7,
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- ^"Tom Bahler: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February
- ^"Tom Bahler: Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 February
- ^Janet Maslin (). "Wag the Dog ()". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times.
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