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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

Eduard Strauss - Shep's Theme

"Bahn Frei"

Original -

"Knuckles O'Toole"

"After You're Gone"

Shep -

Original -
"In The Good Old Summertime" Shep - Original -
"Chinatown My Chinatown" Shep - Original -
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Shep - Original -
Stars and Stripes Shep - Original -
Ragtime Cowboy Joe Shep - Original -
"Strolling Thru The Park One Day" Shep -

Original -

Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion

"Yellow Dog Blues" Shep -

Original 

"Hindustan" Shep - Original 
"Bill Baily" Shep - Original -
"Down and Out" Shep - Original 
"In the Good Old Summertime" Shep - Original 
"Sister Kate" Shep - Original -
"Coney Island Washboard Rondolet" Shep - Original -

"50 Years of Movie Music"

"First Film Music" Shep - Original -
"Slapstix" Shep - Original -
"King Kong Suite" Shep - Original -
"The Informer" Shep - Original -
"Spellbound" Shep - Original -

George Antheil

 "Ballet Mecanique"

Shep -

Original -

The Smith Street Society Jazz Band

"The Bear Missed the Train"

Shep -

Original -

Paul Blackman - One Man Band

"When The Saints Go Marching In" Shep - Original -
"Shiek of Araby" Shep - Original -
"Some of These Days" Shep - Original -

Dixieland Jug Blowers

"Boodle Am Shake"

Shep -

Original -

"Banjoreno"

Shep -

Original -

Karlheinz Stockhausen

"Kontakte / Contacts" Shep - Original -
"Gesang Der Junglinge / Song Of The Youths" Shep - Original -
"Zeitmasse / Time Measures" Shep - Original -

Rey de la Torre

Classical Guitar Shep - Original -

Adelaide Hall

"The Blues I Love to Sing." Shep - Original -

Raymond Scott

"18th Century Drawing Room" Shep - Original -
"Soothing Sounds For Babies"  Shep - Original -

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

"Stars and Stripes Forever" Shep - Original -

"Conquerors Of The Ages"

Sountrack Shep - Original -

Mohammad El-Bakkar and his Oriental Ensemble

"Port Said" Shep - Original -

Abraham Lass

"Play Me A Movie" Shep - Original -

Okeh Laughing Record

The Okeh Laughing Record Shep - Original -

Shinichi Yuize

Japanese Koto Classics

Shep -

Original -

New York Giants - 1969

"The Giants Sing Holiday Halftime"

Shep -

Original -

Original Player Piano Roll GEMS

"Moonlight and Roses"

Shep -

Original -

Louisana Five

"You Can't Get Lovin' Where There Ain't Any"

Shep -

Original -

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

Le Prophete: Coronation  March

Shep - Original -

Christian Sinding

"Rustle of Spring"(Fruhlingsrauschen), Op. 32, No. 3

Shep - Original -

Pioneers of Boogie Woogie

 

Shep -

Original -

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.

Unknown #1 - "Shiek of Araby"
This is a second version used by Shep
Possibly by "The California Ramblers" with Fred McMurray on Sax?

"Shiek of Araby" Shep - Original -

Unknown #2 - 9-23-66 show

"That's My Weakness Now"

Shep -

Original -

Unknown #3 - Referred to as 'spooky zen music' 1-14-66 show
Possibly "Poeme Electronique" by Edgard Varese?

??? Shep - Original -

Unknown #4 - Eerie music  9-23-66 show

??? Shep - Original -

Unknown #5 - 10-10-69 show

"Basin Street Parade" ?? Shep - Original -

Unknown #7 - 12-22-65 Show

??? Shep - Original -

Unknown #8 - 'Romantic Music' -  4-29-66 Show

Humoresque Shep - Original -

Unknown #9 - 11-1-65 Show

Tiger Rag
"The Preservation Hall Jazz Band" ?
Shep - Original -

Unknown #11 - 5-5-66 Show

"El Capitan" Shep - Original -

Unknown #12 - 4-13-66 Show

"Player Piano" Shep - Original -

Unknown #13 - Organ Music - 4-13-66 Show

???

Shep -

Original -

Unknown #14 - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 ? aka - "Full Moon and Empty Arms"
Carmen Cavellaro - pianist -
3-23-68 Show

??? Shep - Original -

Unknown #15 - 4-4-66 Show

??? Shep - Original -

Unknown #16 - 4-4-66 Show

??? Shep - Original -

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

 

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