Bill Shepherd

Aliases: Bill Shepherd Big Band
Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass
Bill Shepherd ses chœurs et son orchestre
The Bill Shepherd Singers
Billy Shepherd
Kim Drake
Real name: William Shepherd
Born: June 13, 1927
Died: November 30, 1988
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00008618292 3 works
00028524095 2 works
00028525680 4 works
Affiliation: PRS, ASCAP
Comments: Orchestra leader, composer, arranger and music director born in Merstham, Surrey and best known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Dans la maison vide	Michel Polnareff - Orchestre dirigé par Bill Sheperd	November 1969	(5 artists)
Nearest and Dearest	Gary Miller - Bill Shepherd Orchestra	October 1958	(4 artists)
Treacle Brown	Lori Balmer - Accompaniment directed by: Bill Shepherd	November 1968	Anna Marchetti - Orchestra Ninni Carucci
You Above All	Eddie Calvert - Gerry Brereton and The Bill Shepherd Chorus with Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra	May 1956	Alan Kent

Covers by Bill Shepherd

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Ain't That a Grand and Glorious Feeling	Ruby Murray with Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra & Bill Shepherd Chorus	November 1957	Johnny Marvin
	All Alone	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	John Steel and Ruth Thomas
	All Alone	Lita Roza with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1958	John Steel and Ruth Thomas
i	Almost Paradise	Eddie Calvert (The Man with The Golden Trumpet) with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra and The Bill …	March 1957	The Norman Petty Trio
	Always and Forever	Marion Ryan with The Billy Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	March 1958	The Four Esquires
i	A Marshmallow World	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	Bing Crosby with Lee Gordon Singers and Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
	And the Sun Will Shine	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
	A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	John Steel REC,PRF
	A Tree in the Meadow	Dorothy Squires - The Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	1961	Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid REC, Sam Browne with Bert Thompson and His Orchestra REL
i	Beautiful Dreamer	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	(unknown)
	Birdie Told Me	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
	But Beautiful	Lita Roza with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1958	Bing Crosby
i	Cerveza	Cherry Wainer - Billy Shepherd's Music - Beryl Stott Group	October 1958	Boots Brown and His Blockbusters
	Chapel of the Roses	Lee Lawrence with Geoff Love and His Orchestra and the Bill Shepherd Chorus	April 1957	Bob Whalen - Accomp. by Marty Gold, His Orch. and The Golden Chorus
i	Chicago	John Warren's Strictempo Orchestra - Directed by Bill Shepherd	November 1959	The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra (Ben Selvin)
	Christmas Time Is Here	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	Vince Guaraldi
	Coming Home	Dorothy Squires - The Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	1961	Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
i	Crazy Rhythm	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC,REL, Ben Bernie, Peggy Chamberlain, June O'Dea PRF
	Cry Baby	Jimmy Parkinson with Ray Martin and His Orchestra and The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1956	The Scarlets [US2]
	Daytime Girl	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
i	Deck the Halls	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	(unknown)
	Devotion	Petula Clark - Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	July 1958	Otto Cesana and His Orchestra
i	Don't Fence Me In	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	(unknown), Roy Rogers & Trigger - Sons of the Pioneers BRD, Edward Nell with The Foursome Quartet REC, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra REL
i	Dream Talk	Bill Shepherd Orchestra with John Warren	1960	Herb & Betty Warner
	(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man with the Bag	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	Kay Starr with Orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol
	For Me and My Gal	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	M.J. O'Connell
	From The First Hello To The Last Goodbye	Ruby Murray with Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra & Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Unverified
	Get Me to the Church on Time	Ray Ellington with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	Stanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth, Rod McLennan REC,REL, Stanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth, Rod McLennan and Cast PRF
	Goodbye Dolly Gray	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Harry Macdonough REL, William Tuson REC
	Goodbyee	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Florrie Forde
i	Greensleeves	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	(unknown)
	Guitare et tambourin	Petula Clark accompagnée par Bill Shepherd et son orchestre	January 1959	Peter De Angelis Orchestra & Chorus, (unknown)
	High in a Misty Sky	Dean Rogers with accompaniment directed by Bill Shepherd	October 1961	Jackie Lynton - Accompaniment directed by Tony Hatch
	Hillside in Scotland	Lita Roza - Bill Shepherd Orchestra	June 1958	Debbie Reynolds
	Holiday	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
i	Honeysuckle Rose	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
i	I Begged Her	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra BRD, Frank Sinatra REL
	I Could Have Danced All Night	Lita Roza with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans REC,REL, Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans and Cast PRF
i	I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REC, Winnie Lightner With Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra PRF
	I'll Close My Eyes	Dorothy Squires - The Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	1961	Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
	I'll Never Be the Same	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Ed Lang REC, Joe Venuti's Blue Four REL, Ruth Etting
	I'll Remember To-Day	Ruby Murray with Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra & Bill Shepherd Chorus	November 1957	(unknown)
i	I'm Beginning to See the Light	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Harry James and His Orchestra
	I Still Believe	Dorothy Squires - The Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	1961	Ronnie Harris with Ray Martin and His Orchestra
	Itchy Twitchy Feeling	Cherry Wainer with Billy Shepherd's Music and The Beryl Stott Group	October 1958	Bobby Hendricks with Jimmy Oliver's Orchestra
	It's Almost Tomorrow	Ken Kirkham with Norrie Paramor and The Bill Shepherd Chorus	March 1956	The Dream Weavers
	It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Harry Fay REC, Ted Yorke REL
	It's a Pity to Say Goodnight	Dorothy Squires - The Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	1961	Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
	I've Got My Eyes on You	Lita Roza with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1958	Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Muse REC,REL, Fred Astaire PRF,BRD
	I've Grown Accustomed to His Face	Petula Clark with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	Rex Harrison REL,PRF
i	I Wonder as I Wander	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	(unknown)
i	Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	Lambert Murphy
i	Jeepers Creepers	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD, Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory and His Orchestra REC
i	Jingle Jangle Jingle	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	The Merry Macs
i	Jolly Old St. Nicholas	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	(unknown)
	Keep the Home Fires Burning	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Frederick Wheeler
	La Dee Dah	Colin Hicks with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	February 1958	Billy & Lillie - Blly Ford and The Thunderbirds
i	La paloma	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	Sebastián Yradier PRF, Cornet Duet REL
	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters
	Lollipop	Gary Miller - Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	Ronald & Ruby
i	Londonderry Air	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	(unknown)
	Long Ago (and Far Away)	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Gene Kelly & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC
i	Love Is Here to Stay	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
i	Love Me or Leave Me	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Ruth Etting REC,REL,PRF
i	Madison Time	Bill Shepherd Orchestra with John Warren	1960	Ray Bryant Combo - Calls by Eddie Morrison
	Massachusetts	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	The Bee Gees
i	Misty	Bill Shepherd ses chœurs et son orchestre	1959	Erroll Garner Trio
	Mon cœur danse avec la chance	Petula Clark accompagnée par Bill Shepherd et son orchestre	January 1959	Petula Clark with The Peter Knight Orchestra, Claude Robin accompagné par Jacky Noguez et son orchestre
	Money Is the Root of All Evil	The Viscounts - The Bill Shepherd Group with The Babs Knight Singers	December 1960	Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
i	Moonlight Becomes You	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra - Vocal by Kitty Kallen REC, Bing Crosby BRD
	New York Mining Disaster 1941	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	The Bee Gees
	No, Not Much	Ken Kirkham with Norrie Paramor and The Bill Shepherd Chorus	March 1956	The Four Lads - Orchestra under the direction of Ray Ellis
	Not Mine	Lita Roza with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1958	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell REL, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
	Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Sgt. Irving Berlin
	Oh Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again	Marion Ryan with The Billy Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	March 1958	Jimmie Rodgers with Hugo Peretti & His Orchestra
	Olives, Almonds and Raisins	Ray Martin and His Orchestra - The Bill Shepherd Chorus with Lynne Allison	1957	(unknown)
	On the Street Where You Live	Gary Miller with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	John Michael King REL,PRF
	Pack Up Your Troubles	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Stanley Kirkby REC,REL, The Harlequinaders PRF
	Red Chair Fade Away	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
i	Rico vacilón	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Tito Puente and His Orchestra
i	Santa Lucia	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	(unknown)
	She's My Lovely	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Bobby Howes acc. by The London Hippodrome Theatre Orchestra
	Silver Bells	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	Bing Crosby and Carol Richards REL, Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell REC
i	Song of Corsica	Eddie Calvert (The Man with The Golden Trumpet) with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra and The Bill …	March 1957	Rudi Kreuzberger - Die Sunshines - Das Kölner Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester Adalbert Luczkowski
i	Song of India	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	Yekab Karklin
i	Stardust	Bill Shepherd ses chœurs et son orchestre	1959	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	Strike Up the Band	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Max Hoffman PRF, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra with Vocal Refrain REC,REL
i	Swanee River	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	Len Spencer
	Swan Song	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
	Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Florrie Forde
i	Take the "A" Train	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Tales from the Vienna Woods	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	(unknown)
	Tango de l'esquimau	Petula Clark accompagnée par Bill Shepherd et son orchestre	January 1959	Alma Cogan with Orchestra conducted by Frank Cordell, (unknown)
	Thanks for the Memory	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Dorothy Lamour - Orchestra under direction of Cy Feuer REC, Bob Hope & Shirley Ross BRD
i	That Old Feeling	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Virginia Verrill
	The Bells of St. Mary's	Eddie Calvert - Gerry Brereton and The Bill Shepherd Chorus with Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra	May 1956	Mr. Herbert Payne (Ernest Pike)
i	The Breeze and I	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	(unknown)
	The End of a Love Affair	Lita Roza with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1958	Margaret Whiting
	The Gipsy	Dorothy Squires - The Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	1961	Jack Payne with His Orchestra (Vocalist: Jane Lee)
	The Girl That I Marry	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Ray Middleton PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC,REL
i	The Glory of Love	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Willie Bryant and His Orchestra
i	The Happy Organ	Cherry Wainer - Bill Shepherd Music	April 1959	Dave 'Baby' Cortez
	There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Herbert Stuart and Billy Burton
	(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	Perry Como with Mitch Ayres and His Orchestra
	The Singer Sang His Song	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	The Bee Gees
	The Way You Look Tonight	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Fred Astaire
	They Didn't Believe Me	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Julia Sanderson and Donald Brian
i	This Love I Have for You	Bill Shepherd Orchestra with John Warren	1960	Lance Fortune
i	Thou Swell	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Broadway Nitelites - Vocal Chorus by Franklyn Baur REC,REL, William Gaxton & Constance Carpenter PRF
i	Time on My Hands	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Paul Gregory & Marilyn Miller PRF, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble] REC,REL
	Turn of the Century	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Bee Gees
	Watch Your Heart	Petula Clark - Bill Shepherd Orchestra - Beryl Stott Chorus	March 1959	(unknown)
i	What a Diff'rince a Day Made	Bill Shepherd ses chœurs et son orchestre	1959	Pedro Via y su orquesta
i	When I Take My Sugar to Tea	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Melotone Boys
i	When Lights Are Low	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Benny Carter and His Swing Quartet featuring Elisabeth Welch
	With a Little Bit of Luck	Max Miller with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	Stanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth and Rod McLennan
	Words	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	The Bee Gees REL, Georgie Fame BRD
	World	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	The Bee Gees
	Wouldn't It Be Loverly?	Marion Ryan with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	April 1958	Julie Andrews REL, Julie Andrews and Cast PRF
i	You Made Mi Love You	Bill Shepherd ses chœurs et son orchestre	1959	William J. Halley
i	You're the Cream in My Coffee	John Warren's Strictempo Orchestra - Directed by Bill Shepherd	November 1959	Ona Munson and Jack Whiting
	You've Done Something to My Heart	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	(unknown)
i	You Were Meant for Me	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra REC, Charles King BRD

Songs written by Bill Shepherd

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
High in the Misty Sky	Bill Shepherd	Jackie Lynton - Accompaniment directed by Tony Hatch	September 1961	Covered by (2 artists)
Olives, Almonds and Raisins	Ray Martin, Bill Shepherd			Covered by (2 artists)
Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo	Alan Tew, Bill Shepherd	Sophia Loren	November 1960	Covered by (14 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Yomme, Yomme	Ray Martin, Bill Shepherd	Jomme, jomme, shpil mir a lidele	Eartha Kitt with Hugo Winterhalter's Orch. and Chorus	Covered by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Cha-Cha-Cha	Eric Delaney with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1959	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Christmas Time	Bill Shepherd Big Band	2014	(self-released)
Me on a Carousel	Lita Roza with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra	1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Olives, Almonds and Raisins	Ray Martin and His Orchestra - The Bill Shepherd Chorus with Lynne Allison	1957	Columbia [EMI]
Songs of World War 1	Warren Mitchell with the Bill Shepherd Orchestra & Chorus	1967	Hallmark Records
Swingin' Shepherd	Bill Shepherd Orchestra – Beryl Stott Chorus	August 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
The Bill Shepherd Singers Sing Bee Gees Hits - Aurora	The Bill Shepherd Singers	1968	Atco Records
Tijuana Style	Bill Shepherd and His Border Brass	1967	Allegro Records
Violin and Voices	Max Jaffa with The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1957	Columbia [EMI]

EPs

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Cha Cha Cha & Rock Madison	Bill Shepherd Orchestra with John Warren	1960	Vogue
Danse, amour et rêve	Bill Shepherd ses chœurs et son orchestre	1959	Vogue
Petula Clark chante en français Vol. 11	Petula Clark accompagnée par Bill Shepherd et son orchestre	January 1959	Vogue

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Always and Forever	Marion Ryan with The Billy Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	March 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Cry Baby	Jimmy Parkinson with Ray Martin and His Orchestra and The Bill Shepherd Chorus	1956	Columbia [EMI]
Hillside in Scotland	Lita Roza - Bill Shepherd Orchestra	June 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
I'll Remember To-Day	Ruby Murray with Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra & Bill Shepherd Chorus	November 1957	Columbia [EMI]
It's Almost Tomorrow	Ken Kirkham with Norrie Paramor and The Bill Shepherd Chorus	March 1956	Columbia [EMI]
Knock on Any Door	Ruby Murray with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra and The Bill Shepherd Chorus	November 1956	Columbia [EMI]
La Dee Dah	Colin Hicks with The Bill Shepherd Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Group	February 1958	Pye Records
Money Is the Root of All Evil	The Viscounts - The Bill Shepherd Group with The Babs Knight Singers	December 1960	Pye Records
Timber	Dean Rogers with accompaniment directed by Bill Shepherd	October 1961	Parlophone

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Almost Paradise	Eddie Calvert	March 1957	Columbia [EMI]
Cerveza	Cherry Wainer	October 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Chapel of the Roses	Lee Lawrence	April 1957	Columbia [EMI]
Chicago	John Warren's Strictempo Orchestra	November 1959	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Devotion	Petula Clark	July 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Dorothy Squires Sings Billy Reid	Dorothy Squires	1961	Pye Golden Guinea
Eddie and Gerry	Eddie Calvert & Gerry Brereton	1957	Columbia [EMI]
La michetonneuse	Michel Polnareff	November 1969	Disc'Az
Lollipop	Gary Miller	April 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
My Fair Lady	various artists	April 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
The Bells of St. Mary's	Eddie Calvert - Gerry Brereton	May 1956	Columbia [EMI]
The First Christmas Day	Gary Miller	October 1958	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
The Happy Organ	Cherry Wainer	April 1959	Nixa [Pye Nixa]
Treacle Brown	Lori Balmer	November 1968	Polydor
Watch Your Heart	Petula Clark	March 1959	Nixa [Pye Nixa]

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