Gene Puerling Dies

Gene Puerling, leader of the innovative vocal quartet the Hi-Lo's and a noted vocal arranger whose sophisticated harmonies influenced the sound of other groups, including the Beach Boys, died March 25. He was 78.

Puerling, a longtime resident of San Anselmo, Calif., died of complications of diabetes at a Bay Area hospital, said Don Shelton, who was a member of the Hi-Lo's.

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"There was only one writer like Gene Puerling," Shelton said. "He was untrained, unschooled but just had this instinct, this unbelievable proclivity for beautiful sounds."

Puerling is survived by his wife, Helen.

Rest In Peace, Gene.

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