The late Harry Sheppard was an American jazz vibraphonist. Harry Sheppard was born on 1st April 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, and died on 27thth December 2022.
Harry Sheppard recorded and played with Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Red Allen, Cozy Cole, Sol Yaged, Georgie Auld, Clark Terry, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Lana Cantrell, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Ben Webster, Barbra Streisand, Doc Severinsen, and Coleman Hawkins.
He grew up in New York City and moved to Houston in 1985 to care for his daughter, who passed away as a result of cancer.
Per records, Harry Sheppard suffered two-stroke, surgeries on his carotid arteries, and a tongue cancer diagnosis, but continued playing. He passed away at the age of 94 after battling these diseases for years.
Was Harry Sheppard Married?
Harry Sheppard married twice in his lifetime. It’s been disclosed that Harry Sheppard first married Betty Ann Miller whom she collaborated on different songs. However, their relationship ended in the 1960s.
After several years, he went ahead to marry Pam Bingham, a clarinetist in the Houston symphony.