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Bill Sheppard (music producer)

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Bill "Bunky" Sheppard (New Orleans, 20 March 1922 – Los Angeles, 1 July 1997) was a Chicago-based music promoter and music producer of the 1950s and 60s, who eventually became Vice President of 20th Century Fox Records 1978-1992. He promoted such groups as The Esquires ("Get on Up", "And Get Away", and "Girls in the City"), The Sheppards and others.[1]

Discography

  • "Burnin'", The Bill Sheppard Combo on Ewart Abner's Abner Records

References

  1. ^ Edward Komara, Peter Lee Blues Encyclopedia - 2004 - Page 877 "Bill Bunky Sheppard began working with doo-wop groups in Chicago during the 1950s, independently producing "