Alexis Gewertz Shepard
Alexis Gewertz Shepard (1969 – March 31, 1998) was a folk singer-songwriter. She led the Alexis Shepard Band, also including John Rapoza, Jerry O'Hare, and Mike Aiello. She was hit by a truck and died while riding her bicycle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This occurred just before the planned recording of her debut album, and a group of Boston-area musicians, including Faith Soloway, Jenny Reynolds, and Esther Friedman, collaborated to release an album of Shepard's songs (from demos and live recordings) after her death.
Shepard's mother, Deborah Gewertz, is an anthropologist who studied the people of Papua New Guinea, and wrote about the ritual that commemorated Shepard's death in an article in Amherst magazine.
Her song Purple Ray Gun appeared posthumously on the Respond compilation, a benefit for domestic violence causes, and the project was dedicated to her.
I'd like to be in touch with aaron s. to catch up. Aaron and I used to shoot pool and say "too much possum" I did most of my playing with adam.
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