Bill Sheppard

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Real Name:William E. Sheppard
Profile:Bill "Bunky" Sheppard (b. 20 March 1922 in New Orleans) rose to prominence in the late 1950s through the 1960s as a Chicago-based doo-wop/vocal group producer/manager and head of several labels.

Bunky started a vocal group called the Sheppards, in which he did not perform, and he shared control with Carl Davis over the Dukays (known for "Duke Of Earl", credited to their singer Gene Dixon aka Gene Chandler). He also started the Apex label in 1959, co-founded Pam Productions, the Nat, Pam, and Wes labels, and Constellation Records in 1961, and founded Bunky Records (a division of Scepter) in 1966. He was closely involved with the early operation of the Chi Sound and Vee Jay Records labels as well.

His sons Billy and Stan were members of Skool Boyz in the 1980s.

He is not the same person as Bill Shepherd (Bee Gees arranger), Bill Sheperd (jazz trombonist) or Bill Shepherd (2) (1920s country blues man).
Aliases:Bunky Sheppard
Name Variations: All | Bill Sheppard | B. Sheppard | Bill Shepherd | Sheppard | W. L. Sheppard | W.L. Sheppard | William Shephard
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Production:
Duke Of Earl / Kissin' In The Kitchen (7", 45 ) Vee Jay Records, ,  
I Know I Can / How Could It Be (7", Single) Bunky Records Inc.  
Soul Hootenanny (7") Constellation Records 1963
Nothing Can Stop Me / The Big Lie (7") Constellation Records 1965
Sock It To 'Em J.B. (7", Single) Like Records (2) 1966
Get On Up / Listen To Me (7", Single) Bunky Records Inc. 1967
Get On Up And Get Away (LP) Bunky Records Inc. 1967
It's My Thing / Speed Up (7") Wand 1967
Kent Stop Dancing (LP, Comp) Get On Up Kent Records 1984
Northern Soul Story 4 (2xLP) I've Got To Have Your ... Soul Supply Records 1987
Get On Up ... And Get Away With The Esquires (CD, RM) Westside 1998
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - The Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Wait 'Till I Give The ... Castle Music 2005
Appears On:
Get On Up / Listen To Me (7", Single) Bunky Records Inc. 1967
Get On Up And Get Away (LP) And Get Away, Listen T... Bunky Records Inc. 1967
It's My Thing / Speed Up (7") Speed Up Wand 1967
Bein' With You (12") I've Been Watching You Rams Horn Records 1982
I Want To Do Something Freaky To You / I've Been Watching You (7", Single) I've Been Watching You Destiny Records 1982
Gerald Alston (LP) Motown 1988
Everybody Get On Up (12") Paisley Park 1992
Get On Up ... And Get Away With The Esquires (CD, RM) Get On Up, Everybody's... Westside 1998
Essential Selection Spring 1999 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Everbody Get Up FFRR 1999
Everybody Get Up (CD, Maxi) Tinted Records 1999
Feel The Funk (CD, Comp) Everybody Get Up (Radi... SugarFoot Records 1999
Wild Volume 8 (2xCD, Comp) Everybody Get Up (Capr... Central Station 1999

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