Tom Bahler

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Tom Bahler
Born
Thomas Lee Bahler

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Inglewood, California, U.S.
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  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • arranger
  • producer
Years active1967–2026

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Thomas Lee Bahler (also spelled Bähler; /ˈbeɪlər/; June 1, 1943 – March 2, 2026) was an American singer, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and author. Bahler was 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 was 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 1970s.[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 2005.[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 appeared on Ford's 1969 "Going Thing" television commercial.[citation needed]

Later career

Bahler wrote the Bobby Sherman hit "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" (1970) and Cher's 1972 hit "Living in a House Divided". "She's Out of My Life", recorded by Michael Jackson and other artists, was written by Bahler in 1979. 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 1985, he was the associate producer of the Grammy Award-winning "We Are the World", which he considers his most significant project.[9]

Bahler was 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]

Death

Bahler died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 82, after a "long illness".[13]

Books

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Elias Leight (February 6, 2016). "10 Things We Learned From Spike Lee's New Michael Jackson Doc". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016. She's Out of My Life" was originally intended for Frank Sinatra.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discography". Jan & Dean. Archived from the original on August 20, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RON HICKLIN SINGERS Related Articles". Amazines. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Come on Get Happy!: The Very Best of Partridge Family". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Love Generation, The". GeoCities. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  6. ^ Ford...The Going Thing! on YouTube
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ray Coleman. The Carpenters: The Untold Story. HarperCollins. p. 237. ISBN 978-0060183455.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Randy Schmidt. Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1569768181.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Billy Johnson Jr. (March 7, 2015). "'We Are the World' Associate Producer Shares 11 Behind-the-Scenes Stories". Yahoo Music. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016. Bähler, who considers "We Are the World" his most significant project to date, shares some of his fondest behind-the-scenes stories about the recording session in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Music.
    - Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."USA for Africa: We Are the World". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tom Bahler: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tom Bahler: Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Janet Maslin (2013). "Wag the Dog (1997)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Winston, Fran (March 4, 2026). "Tom Bahler dead: Music legend famous for penning huge Michael Jackson hit dies". Daily Express. Retrieved March 17, 2026.

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