Madelyn Sheppard

Madelyn Sheppard (died in 1990) was an American pianist, singer, and composer from Selma, Alabama. She frequently collaborated with lyricist Annelu Burns on spirituals and blues songs, including creating music for the theater and film industries. She composed the score for the 1922 Broadway musical, Just Because, which "may well have been the first full-length Broadway musical authored entirely by women", according to the Library of Congress.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 23, 1896, Died October 10, 1990

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, soprano vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-24616 10-in. 10/7/1920 Pickaninny Rose Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with piano, violin, and orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-32707 10-in. 5/19/1925 Many, many years ago Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio, violin, guitar, and harmonica composer  
Victor BVE-Test-607 10-in. 1/10/1929 High up on the hilltop Sunshine Sisters Female vocal duet vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor BVE-Test-609 10-in. 1/10/1929 I must have that man Claude Reese ; Madelyn Sheppard Female-male vocal duet vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor BVE-Test-610 10-in. 1/10/1929 I'm satisfied just loving you Sunshine Trio Mixed vocal trio vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 79673 10-in. Feb. 1921 Pickaninny Rose Art Hickman's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W140452 10-in. 3/19/1925 That little old sweetheart of mine Lewis James Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Columbia W140832 10-in. 8/10/1925 Many, many years ago Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-7617 10-in. Oct. 1920 Pickaninny Rose Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh S-72003 10-in. 11/3/1923 O Saroo, Saroo Reese Du Pree Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E3926 10-in. 10/13/1926 Many, many years ago Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland Male vocal duet, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E16001-E16002 10-in. 6/18/1925 Many many years ago Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar and violin composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E16067-E16069 10-in. 6/29/1925 Many, many years ago Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar composer, lyricist  
Edison 6430 10-in. between 10/23/1918 and 10/28/1918 Waiting Marie Morrisey Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7481 10-in. 8/5/1920 Pickaninny Rose Margaret A. Freer Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 10210 10-in. 2/18/1925 Kalua moon Herbert Soman Salon Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Edison 10343 10-in. 4/30/1925 Many, many years ago Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar composer, lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sheppard, Madelyn," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107767.

Sheppard, Madelyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107767.

"Sheppard, Madelyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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