The Ron Hicklin Singers

The Ron Hicklin Singers were a group of Los Angeles studio singers contracted and organized by Ron Hicklin. They are mostly known as the real singers behind the background vocals on The Partridge Family recordings.

In Los Angeles studio circles in the 1960s through 1980s, they were the vocal equivalent of (and often worked with) The Wrecking Crew, performing backup vocals on thousands of songs, TV and movie themes, and as lead (while remaining anonymous) singers on thousands of radio and television commercials.

Cast

The core group usually consisted of:

However, this core group was often augmented with other specialist vocalists such as:

Often they were not credited, or else were credited under other names. For example, when singing the TV theme of Love, American Style, they were credited as The Charles Fox Singers.

Motion pictures, television and radio work

The group performed themes for major motion pictures in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s:

The group also sang the themes for major hit-TV shows of the period:

In addition, they sang many commercial vocals, including campaigns for:

Radio and television station-ID jingle companies throughout the last four decades of the 20th century used the group in their productions, including:

Noteworthy recording work

The group also sang on recordings credited to:[14]

Works of selected members

The Bahler Brothers can be heard performing tenor harmonies on:

Member Jackie Ward also had a hit on her own as Robin Ward with the 1963 hit "Wonderful Summer".

Where are they now?

John Bahler lives in Branson, MO and conducts the "new" Lawrence Welk orchestra as well as running Portraits By Bahler.[15]

Bahler's wife, Janet Lennon-Bahler of the Lennon Sisters, still tours in casinos and resorts around the country as part of an extensive nostalgia circuit, bringing music of the 1940s and 1950s to a new audience.

Tom Bahler, a long-time close associate of composer Quincy Jones as well as being associate producer and arranger of "We Are the World", lives in California's Santa Ynez Valley north of Los Angeles and continues to occasionally produce as well as record. He is also a songwriter of renown, having penned the Bobby Sherman hit "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" and Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life".

Ron Hicklin himself retired from the business in the mid-2000s, and lives in Palm Desert with his wife, Trudi.

References
  1. "High Fidelity/Musical America". High Fidelity/Musical America. Vol. 28 no. 2. Billboard Publications. 1978. p. 122.
  2. Muir, John Kenneth (August 20, 2002). Horror Films of the 1970s. New York, NY: McFarland & Company. p. 463. ISBN 0-786-41249-6.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk8y4e27FZc
  4. "Ron Hicklin Singers: "Love American Style" Theme". YouTube. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. "That Girl Theme last season with vocals". YouTube. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. "Happy Days Theme song". YouTube. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  7. "Laverne & Shirley Show Opening". YouTube. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  8. "Wonder Woman Season 2 - Opening Theme 2". YouTube. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  9. "ANGIE : Season Two Musical Intro - "Different Worlds"". YouTube. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. "Kawasaki Lets The Good Times Roll! Jingle master". YouTube. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. "Ron Hicklin Singers: McDonald's "You Deserve a Break Today"". YouTube. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. "REELRADIO Golden Gift - WMAL Heller-Hamilton Music Machine Jingles Composite". Reelradio.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  13. "Fusion". Studiodragonfly.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk8y4e27FZc
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2007-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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