1945–1981
Biography · Music
Leo Shepherd
Born 1926
United States
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Biography
Leo "The Whistler" Shepherd was a jazz trumpet player in the big band era. He came to prominence playing in Lionel Hampton's big band in 1946. Shepard was born in 1926 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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