Born in Worcester, Massachusetts,[4] Sheppard received his first lesson at the age of eight from his brother. After serving in the Navy, he met his first wife, Betty Ann Miller, when she was 16, and he was 19. His first professional performance in New York was with the Sol Yaged Quintet. In 1954 Sheppard and his wife recorded vocals on the first cha-cha in English called "Cha Cha Cha in Blue." Their marriage lasted into the 1960s.
In 1958, Sheppard performed with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, and others on the TV program Art Ford's Jazz Party. He played with Benny Goodman in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he worked with Deagan to create the electric vibraphone. After a second marriage ended, he was single for decades until he met, and later married, Pam Bingham, a clarinetist in the Houston symphony. At 84, he suffered two strokes, surgeries on his carotid arteries and a tongue cancer diagnosis, but continued playing. Sheppard could be seen playing at Catbirds on Westheimer on most Sunday evenings. [5]
Sheppard died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 94.[4]
Discographyedit
Blowing In from New York (44 Records, 1978)
Viva Brazil (Justice, 1990)
This-A-Way That-A-Way (Justice, 1991)
Points Of View (Justice, 1992)
Your Wish Is My Command – Sol Yaged & Tino Valpa with Harry Sheppard (Pine Hill Records, 2019)
harry, sheppard, musician, harry, sheppard, april, 1928, december, 2022, american, jazz, vibraphonist, recorded, played, with, eldridge, charlie, shavers, allen, cozy, cole, yaged, georgie, auld, clark, terry, cohn, zoot, sims, lana, cantrell, billie, holiday,. Harry Sheppard April 1 1928 December 27 2022 was an American jazz vibraphonist who recorded and played with Roy Eldridge Charlie Shavers Red Allen Cozy Cole Sol Yaged Georgie Auld Clark Terry Al Cohn Zoot Sims Lana Cantrell 1 Billie Holiday Benny Goodman Duke Ellington Ben Webster 2 Barbra Streisand Doc Severinsen and Coleman Hawkins 3 Sheppard grew up in Worcester Massachusetts moved to New York City then moved in Houston in 1985 to care for his daughter who died of cancer about a year later 3 Harry SheppardBorn 1928 04 01 April 1 1928Worcester Massachusetts U S DiedDecember 27 2022 2022 12 27 aged 94 GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s VibraphoneLabelsJusticeWebsitewww wbr harrysheppard wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Worcester Massachusetts 4 Sheppard received his first lesson at the age of eight from his brother After serving in the Navy he met his first wife Betty Ann Miller when she was 16 and he was 19 His first professional performance in New York was with the Sol Yaged Quintet In 1954 Sheppard and his wife recorded vocals on the first cha cha in English called Cha Cha Cha in Blue Their marriage lasted into the 1960s In 1958 Sheppard performed with Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Billie Holiday and others on the TV program Art Ford s Jazz Party He played with Benny Goodman in the 1960s In the 1970s he worked with Deagan to create the electric vibraphone After a second marriage ended he was single for decades until he met and later married Pam Bingham a clarinetist in the Houston symphony At 84 he suffered two strokes surgeries on his carotid arteries and a tongue cancer diagnosis but continued playing Sheppard could be seen playing at Catbirds on Westheimer on most Sunday evenings 5 Sheppard died on December 27 2022 at the age of 94 4 Discography editBlowing In from New York 44 Records 1978 Viva Brazil Justice 1990 This A Way That A Way Justice 1991 Points Of View Justice 1992 Your Wish Is My Command Sol Yaged amp Tino Valpa with Harry Sheppard Pine Hill Records 2019 References edit Symbiotic liner notes 1982 Jazz Couplet The Houston Press November 25 1999 a b Tyer Brad June 16 1994 Good Vibes Elder statesman of getting down Fusion vibist Harry Sheppard The Houston Press a b Dansby Andrew December 27 2022 Houston jazz legend Harry Sheppard dies Houston Chronicle Retrieved December 27 2022 Harry Vs Cancer Round 1 He Comes Out Swinging Free Press Houston Retrieved February 8 2013 External links editHarry Sheppard at IMDb Harry Sheppard discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Sheppard musician amp oldid 1130243666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
