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Berisford “Shep” Shepherd (January 19, 1917 – November 25, 2018), was an American multi-instrumental jazz musician, composer and singer. == Beginnings == Shepherd's father Charlie Shepherd was an engineer from the West Indies working to build the Panama Canal when Shepherd was conceived. His father sent his mother by ship to New Orleans, intending she continue Philadelphia to live with relatives there. Shepherd was born in Honduras during the journey, and then raised in first a Jewish neighborhood and later... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Shep Shepherd first charted in 1956 with Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2).The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.