Bill "Bunky" Sheppard (20 March 1922 in
– 1 July 1997 in
Los Angeles
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) was an American, Chicago-based music promoter and music producer of the 1950s and 1960s, who eventually became Vice President of 20th Century Fox Records (1978-1992). He promoted such groups as
The Esquires
The Esquires were an American R&B group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, principally active from 1957 to 1976.
History
The group first formed in 1957 around the Moorer family: Gilbert (born Gilbert Moorer, Jr., August 20, 1941, Birmi ...
("
Get on Up", "
And Get Away
"And Get Away" is a song written by Gilbert Moorer and Bill Sheppard and performed by The Esquires
The Esquires were an American R&B group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, principally active from 1957 to 1976.
History
The group fi ...
", and "
Girls in the City
"Girls in the City" is a song written by Tony Hester and performed by The Esquires
The Esquires were an American R&B group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, principally active from 1957 to 1976.
History
The group first formed in 195 ...
"),
The Sheppards and others.
[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 "]
Discography
*"Burnin'", The Bill Sheppard Combo on Ewart Abner's Abner Records
References
1922 births
1997 deaths
American music industry executives
Record producers from Louisiana
20th-century American businesspeople
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