Who? Gene Puerling died late last month at 78. And if you don’t know who he is, you should. I grew up obsessed with my older brother’s Four Freshman albums and learned to sing harmony from them. I moved on to the Beach Boys, Manhattan Transfer and Take 6, and I loved my sons’ Boys to Men CDs. And they all owe a debt of gratitude to Puerling, who was the godfather of close-harmony singing. The recordings by his studio group, The Singers Unlimited, with the peerless Bonnie Herman, are masterworks. May his heavenly choirs be in perfect tune and vibrato-less!
Adventures at Midlife
msmeta's musings on the meaning of life at middle age — and beyond.
About me
I, msmeta, am a middle-aged, middle-class, middle-brow writer, reader, wife and mother languishing in a dusty corner of the Great American West. I have spent several years lurking online, but I'm ready to join the conversation. I just hope I have something to say. I'm particularly interested in issues facing women at midlife. Look for posts on books, American culture, middle age, thrift shops, shoes, family, politics, religion and maybe even the occasional rant if I'm irritated enough.
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April 7, 2008 at 12:52 pm
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