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"I'm Not A Disc Jockey!"

Although he had a rocky start in his career because of his refusal to play records, Shep used to play a lot of different music on his shows as an underscore to what he was saying at the time.

I am still compiling this list and trying to identify some songs -
 

The Records

Name  Composer Album Shep Original
"Bahn Frei" Eduard Strauss    

"After You're Gone" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays Honky Piano" vol 2
"In The Good Old Summertime" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays Honky Piano" vol 2
"Chinatown My Chinatown" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays Honky Piano" vol 2
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays Honky Piano" vol 2
"Stars and Stripes" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays the Greatest Ragtime Hits
"Ragtime Cowboy Joe" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays the Greatest Ragtime Hits"
"Strolling Thru The Park One Day" "Knuckles O'Toole" "Knuckles O'Toole
Plays Honky Piano" vol 2
"Yellow Dog Blues" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"Hindustan" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"Bill Baily" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"Down and Out" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"In the Good Old Summertime" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"Sister Kate" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"Coney Island Washboard Rondolet" Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion Volume 2
The Songs You Forgot to Request
"First Film Music"   "50 Years of Movie Music"
"Slapstix"   "50 Years of Movie Music"
"King Kong Suite"   "50 Years of Movie Music"
"The Informer"   "50 Years of Movie Music"
"Spellbound"   "50 Years of Movie Music"
"High Noon"   "50 Years of Movie Music"

 "Ballet Mecanique"

George Antheil Colombia Masterworks - Modern American Music Series
"Galaxy 2" ('eerie music') Henry Brant Colombia Masterworks - Modern American Music Series
"Signs and Alarms" Henry Brant Colombia Masterworks - Modern American Music Series
"The Bear Missed the Train" The Smith Street Society Jazz Band The Bear Missed the Train
"When The Saints Go Marching In" Paul Blackman One Man Band
"Shiek of Araby" Paul Blackman One Man Band
"Some of These Days" Paul Blackman One Man Band

"Boodle Am Shake"

Dixieland Jug Blowers Louisville Stomp

"Banjoreno"

Dixieland Jug Blowers Louisville Stomp
"Kontakte / Contacts" Karlheinz Stockhausen  
"Gesang Der Junglinge / Song Of The Youths" Karlheinz Stockhausen
(Shep's "Spooky Music")
 
"Zeitmasse / Time Measures" Karlheinz Stockhausen  
Classical Guitar Rey de la Torre Rey de la Torre Plays Classical Guitar
"The Blues I Love to Sing." Adelaide Hall Crooning Blackbird
"18th Century Drawing Room" Raymond Scott Reckless Nights And Turkish Twilights
"Soothing Sounds For Babies"  Raymond Scott Reckless Nights And Turkish Twilights
"Stars and Stripes Forever" Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops  
"Conquerors Of The Ages" Soundtrack Conquerors Of The Ages
"Port Said" Mohammad El-Bakkar and his Oriental Ensemble Port Said

Various

New York Giants - 1969 "The Giants Sing Holiday Halftime"
The Okeh Laughing Record   Okeh Laughing Record

"Moonlight and Roses"

Original Player Piano Roll GEMS

Various

Shinichi Yuize Japanese Koto Classics
  "You Can't Get Lovin' Where There Ain't Any" Louisana Five Colombia A2859
10" Record Recorded 10-30-1919
  Tiger Rag "Original Dixieland Jazz Band" ???
Various Abraham Lass
(Shep did a whole show based around this album. The show was probably done sometime in 1971 and was rerun in February of 1973)
Play Me A Movie

 

Shiek of Araby California Ramblers
(
A record he picked up in a bin at a record shop on 4th Ave - 3-1973 show "Ancient Crud") 1921
10" Single MP3 MP3
  Humoresque
opus 101 no 7
Anton Dvorak 
('Romantic Music' )
???
 

"Le Prophete: Coronation  March"

Giacomo Meyerbeer - 'British Empire Music' used when doing British news ???

Unknown Titles and Artists
The following were played by Shep, but I have been unable to fully identify them. If you know any of these eMail me.

1

"Shiek of Araby" ???
This is a second version used by Shep
???
2

"That's My Weakness Now"

???
(9-23-66 show)
???
3 Possibly "Poeme Electronique" by Edgard Varese? ???
('spooky zen music' - 1-14-66 show)
???

5

"Cowboy Joe Rag" ??? ???

6

"Basin Street Parade" ???
(10-10-69 show)
???
7 ??? ???
(12-22-65 Show)
???
10 "Gettysburg March" ???
"The Preservation Hall Jazz Band" ?
???
similar
11 "El Capitan" ???
(5-5-66 Show)
???
12 ???
Player Piano Music
???
(4-13-66 Show)
???
13 Organ Music ???
(4-13-66 Show)
???
14 ???
"Full Moon and Empty Arms"
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 ?
Carmen Cavellaro - pianist
(3-23-68 Show)
???
15 ??? ???
(4-4-66 Show)
???
16 ??? ???
(4-4-66 Show)
???
17

"Rustle of Spring"

Christian Sinding (Fruhlingsrauschen), Op. 32, No. 3 ???
19 ??? ???
Pioneers of Boogie Woogie
???
20 ??? Banjo Music ???
(2-25-1966 Show)
???
           

 

The "Instruments"


Some music he made himself
He would often play the Jews Harp, Kazzoo, Nose Flute, and Guitar to a favorite tune such as "Shiek of Araby"
   

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 The Kazoo

Shep teaches Kazoo playing at town hall

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The Jew's Harp  (aka Jaw Harp)

The Nose Flute


Here are some interesting websites

Kazoobie Kazoos


Made in USA

Sheptapes.com

SCHMIDCO CATALOG
of
Jean Shepherd Shows

Schmidco
www.sheptapes.com

 

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