Gene Puerling Collection, 1949-2006
By Maristella Feustle
Collection Overview
Title: |
Gene Puerling Collection, 1949-2006![]() |
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ID: | 06/ 091 |
Primary Creator: | Puerling, Gene |
Extent: | 60.0 Boxes |
Arrangement: |
The collection is arranged in five series: Series 1: Vocal arrangements Series 2: Scores and parts Series 3: Papers Series 4: Sound recordings Series 5: Memorabilia and awards Series 6: July 2016 accrual |
Date Acquired: | 10/24/2014. More info below under Accruals. |
Subjects: | |
Languages: |
English German |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of about 60 boxes of manuscripts of compositions and arrangements by Gene Puerling, an innovative vocal jazz arranger and leader of the Hi-Los and The Singers Unlimited vocal groups, along with sound recordings and memorabilia.Biographical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Access Information
Access Restrictions:
Access to this collection is provided only by special arrangement. Please contact the Music Library for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Music Library. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Physical Access Note:
Collection is housed in the UNT Music Library. Advance notice for use is required. Please contact the Music Library for further information.
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Administrative Information
Repository: | Music Library |
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Accruals: | Two boxes of reel-to-reel tapes, 45 rpm records, and VHS received on 7/25/2016. |
Acquisition Source: | Mrs. Helen Puerling |
Acquisition Method: | Donation. |
Finding Aid Revision History: | Revised 1/19/2016. Parts described by title. |
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Box and Folder Listing
The listing below is a partial representation of this finding aid's total contents. To see other series/containers,
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Series 6: July 2016 accrual
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Box 1
Barcode 697509. Items 1-7 were rubber-banded together, as were Items 8-15, 16-21, and 22-42. Items 1-30 are 7-inch reel-to-reel tapes; items 31-42 are 45 rpm records.-
Item 1: Barber Shop
"Ring Kings; Van Cliburn Plays Chopin" crossed out on tape insert. 3.25 ips. -
Item 2: Hi-Lo's! Airchecks
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Item 3: All Over the Place, rehearsal tape with Byram
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Item 4: Hi-Lo's! A capellas
Back of container: 1. Cockles (orig. Hi-Lo's), 2. Black is the Color, 3. My Romance. -
Item 5: Hi-Lo's vocal tracks, RCA
Spine label: "H-Lo Voc Tr RCA." Back of container: Hi-Lo's Work Tape -
Item 6: Hi-Lo's demo master
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Item 7: Hi-Lo's tape
"Good rehearsal." -
Item 8: Robert Farnon No. 1
Back of container: 2-track mono, 7.5 ips. CKFM Toronto broadcast, Gene Lees & Friends: Robert Farnon tape no. 1, radio interview. -
Item 9: Robert Farnon No. 2
Back of container: 2-track mono, 7.5 ips. CKFM Toronto broadcast, Gene Lees & Friends: Robert Farnon tape no. 1, radio interview. -
Item 10: Art Van Damme - The Singers Unlimited, vocal chart layouts, 1971 August 19
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Item 11: [illegible] Master Safety, Gogi? Album. How Deep is the Ocean track sing over
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Item 12: Singers Unlimited reel 1, 1973 July 2
2-track stereo, 7.5 ips. -
Item 13: Marlies
Stereo, NAB equalization. -
Item 14: Choral workshop - "April in Paris"
DIN equalization, 15 ips. -
Item 15: A Capella II
Stereo, 7.5 ips. ODB = 1.000 | 7.000 | 14.000 | 60 | 1.000 -
Item 16: Hi-Lo's! singles - Reprise Records
7.5 ips. NAB equalization. Tracks 1-4, 7-9 stereo, tracks 5-6 mono. 1. My Baby Just Cares for Me, 2. Botch-a-Me, 3. Ezekiel, 4. Ring Me, 5. Taste of Honey, 6. Taste of Honey (track only), 7. Wishing Star, 8. Carnival, 9. One Note Samba. -
Item 17: Hi-Lo's - This Time It's Love
2 track. -
Item 18: Hi-Lo's - This Time It's Love
Back of container: "Mon - Hi-Lo's." -
Item 19: Singers Unlimited Reel 2, 1973 July 2
2-track stereo, 7.5 ips. -
Item 20: Singers Unlimited Reel 3, 1973 July 2
2-track stereo, 7.5 ips. -
Item 21: Marlies
Kopie - 38 [illegible], NAB equalization. -
Item 22: The Hi-Lo's in Stereo
2-track stereo, 7.5 ips. Omegatape ST-7006. -
Item 23: Hi-Lo's! Tracks, C. Fischer, 1980 March 28
Copy date. 1. No More Blues, 2. Just the Way You Are. 1/2 track, 7.5 ips stereo. -
Item 24: RCA Victor - The Hi-Lo's, 1967 April 21
Mono, 7.5 ips. -
Item 25: Hi-Lo's Commercials
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Item 26: Hi-Lo's in Hi-Fi - Frank Comstock and His Orchestra
2-track stereo, 7.5 ips. Omegatape ST-7006. -
Item 27: Hi-Lo's in Hi-Fi - Frank Comstock and His Orchestra. Second copy of previous item.
2-track stereo, 7.5 ips. Omegatape ST-7006. -
Item 28: Hi-Lo's - "Facts of Life"
7.5 ips mono. -
Item 29: Hi-Lo's Swedish radio
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Item 30: "Old Hi-Lo practice tape, Angel-Les etc., demos", 1953
"For Frank Comstock." -
Item 31: The Hi-Lo's: Here Are the Hi-Lo's
45 rpm records begin here. Philips Minigroove AA 429 291.1 E. -
Item 32: The Hi-Lo's: My Baby Just Cares for Me / Georgia on My Mind
Trend 45-74. -
Item 33: Olympic presents Herb Jeffries with the Hi-Lo's and Jerry Fielding's Orchestra
501 A, promotional. -
Item 34: Columbia promotion record: Interview record, The Hi-Lo's with George Avakian.
JZSP 39756. -
Item 35: The Hi-Lo's
Trend TE 514. -
Item 36: The Hi-Lo's Happen to Folk Songs
Reprise R9-6034 -
Item 37: The Hi-Lo's Sunnyside Up
Columbia B-10231. -
Item 38: The Hi-Lo's Little Girl Blue
Columbia B-10232. -
Item 39: The Hi-Lo's Coquette
Columbia B-10063. -
Item 40: Suddenly It's the Hi-Lo's
Columbia B-9521. -
Item 41: The Hi-Lo's - Now Hear This
Philips 429 377 BE. Empty record jacket. -
Item 42: The Hi-Lo's - Listen! Part 2
Starlite Records ST 452.
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Box 2
Barcode 697510. Items 1-7 were rubber-banded together, as were 8-14, 15-21, 22-23, 24-30, 31-37, 38-40, and 41-44. Items 1-8 are 7-inch reel-to-reel tapes. Items 9-14 are 3-inch reels. Items 15-37 are 5-inch reels. Items 38-40 are 4-inch reels; items 41-42 are VHS tapes, and items 43-44 are cassette tapes.-
Item 1: BG #5 (1)
7.5 ips, copy. -
Item 2: GP spots, comm[ercial] recordings
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Item 3: Song ideas / original ideas
3.25 ips. -
Item 4: No information on tape or container
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Item 5: Clooney Shows, B. Morse solos
7.5 ips mono. -
Item 6: Monterey '81 Hi-Lo's KJAZ (aircheck), 1981
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Item 7: The Hi-Lo's on Hand
Omegatape 1004. -
Item 8: Bonnie, One Upon a Summertime
"No piano at bridge, only [The Singers Unlimited]." -
Item 9: Signet - 1094 New Dawn Girl; 1094 New Dawn Girl Wow
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Item 10: Shadows on My Heart - vocal by John Mathis
Time 4:03. -
Item 11: Lennen & Newell, Inc. Muriel Cigars. MC-18-60-ATC-T-A "Cigar Store" 60 seconds
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Item 12: Good Neighbor song and Hertz commercial
T 425. 7.5 ips. -
Item 13: Spot for [illegible] Moyer - Lincoln.
Jean F. Smith. Compton. Diagonal handwriting illegible. -
Item 14: Lennen & Newell, Inc. Muriel Cigars. MC-19-60-COR-T-B "Hootananny" [sic] 60 seconds
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Item 15: McDonalds (S.F.), 1974 October 4
Note on container: "Gene - These are the a capella tracks + spots for McDonalds. Nice. -Walt." Recorded at Imagination Radio in San Francisco. 7.5 ips. -
Item 16: The Singers Unlimited - Jingle Demo, 1982 September 23
7.5 ips. Contradictory information on whether mono or stereo. File #82P1609, Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago. -
Item 17: Country Morning Blend
Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago. -
Item 18: Pan American World Airways, 1969 October 1
Aura Recording, New York. Produced by J. Walter Thompson Company. -
Item 19: Air New Zealand - "Come Home With Us"
7.5 ips mono. Opus III Commercial Music Production, Chicago. -
Item 20: The Hi-Lo's! promotional sports: Palmolive, Jim & Andy's, Darlene Zito, Wildroot Quintet, Whistle Wink
Ted Bates & Company Advertising, New York. 7.5 ips mono. -
Item 21: Clair de Lune - Hi-Lo's!
7.5 ips mono. -
Item 22: Deck the Halls - The Hi-Lo's, Reprise Records
7.5 ips stereo. -
Item 23: The Fool on the Hill - The Singers Unlimited, Inc.
Arranged by Gene Puerling. 7.5 ips stereo. See also: Item 23. -
Item 24: Honey Bees, circa 1949-1950
Post-it note: High school vocal group, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
Item 25: Original Hi-Lo story
Post-it note: In-club live performance act. -
Item 26: Gene Puerling
Chevy Chevette v[oice] o[ver] -
Item 27: Hi-Lo's- Life Magazine, 1963 November 26
7.5 ips. -
Item 28: C-S, Fuller, Skippy
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Item 29: Norman, Graig & Kummell - Hertz TV Music - all print takes, 1966 January 18
"From session 11/24/65." -
Item 30: Deck the Halls; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; Silent Night, 1971 June 14
2-track dub. Universal Recording Studios / Audio Finishers Incorporated, Chicago. -
Item 31: The Fool on the Hill - The Singers Unlimited, Inc.
Arranged by Gene Puerling. 7.5 ips stereo. See also: Item 16. -
Item 32: The Singers Unlimited, Inc.
No other labeling on tape or container. -
Item 33: Toyota, 1977 October 26
File# 2121. J.O. # 2121. Produced by Opus III for Dancer, Fitzgerald, and Sample. 7.5 ips, 1/4 track stereo. -
Item 34: Chevrolet
Commercial Music, Inc., Chicago. -
Item 35: "The Sound of Quality (Can't Be Bought)"
Opus III, for Gene Puerling. -
Item 36: John Deere - Threshold Film, 1966
7.5 ips. Shield Productions, Inc., Chicago. -
Item 37: Demo Tape, 1967
Pan Am, Air New Zealand. Mono 7.5 ips. -
Item 38: MPS Theme, The Singers Unlimited, 1971
15 ips. -
Item 39: Muriel - Edie Adams, Hi-Lo's: Hootenany, Barbershop, 1963 October 23
United Recording Corporation, Hollywood, California. -
Item 40: The Hi-Lo's - Viceroy
7.5 ips. -
Item 41: The Hi-Lo's - Pat Boone Show, 1960 June 16
9:00 p.m. -
Item 42: NBC Burbank On Air Promo - Gene Puerling honor tape, J. Miller, 2004 June 28
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Item 43: Linda Ronstadt and Singers [Unlimited], 1986 July 19
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Item 44: BBC Interview - "Living in Harmony" - Gene Puerling with Russell Davies.
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