photograph: Hollywood Palace Brass section

In Chicago - mid 1950's

(Photographs: School of Music © 2005
Arizona Board of Regents, The University of Arizona, Tucson)


Telethons and Charities

Easter Seal Telethons, Jerry Lewis Telethons, Variety Club Telethons, Danny Thomas Telethons, United Cerebral Palsy Telethons, Share Parties, Las Floristas, Army Navy Balls, City of Hope, Las Madrinas, Debutante Ball, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Headress Ball and Jack ‘O Lantern Ball.

Orchestras

Lawrence Welk, Henry Mancini, Bob Crosby, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Concerts, Elmer Bernstein, Billy May, David Rose, Glendale Symphony, Duke Ellington, Gordon Jenkins, Bill Conti, Johnny Green, Benny Carter, Billy Vaughan, Mickey Katz, Wayne King, Ralph Carmichael and Lester Lanin. Mr. Shepard also played 1st trombone and contracted for Nelson Riddle for 20 years.


Miscellaneous Appearances - Tommy Shepard Orchestras have played for the Cerebral Palsy Fund Raiser at the Indian Wells Country Club, The Presidents Ball and New Years Eve Parties (two appearances) at the Lakes Country Club, Sunrise Country Club (three big band appearances), the Audi Motor Company National Meeting at the Desert Springs Marriot Hotel, the 75th Anniversary of Paramount Pictures, the 50th Anniversary of the Movie and Music Editors Guild, the Harvard-Radcliff Club (four appearances), the John Douglas French Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease, the Harvard Club Tribute to Jack Lemmon show and dance, the Los Angeles Master Chorale Meistersingers Ball, A.M.C. Cancer Research Center and Hospital Fundraiser show and dance, Northrup Corporation show and dance with Roberta Linn, the Symphonic Arts Foundation Fundraiser, the Orange Country Chapter of the American Red Cross Spirit Awards parties (three appearances), the Carl Reiner Pro/Am Tennis Tournament show and dance, the Carousel Ball in Denver show and dance with Sammy Davis Jr. and Bob Hope, plus private parties too numerous too mention.

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