Bill "Bunky" Sheppard (20 March 1922 in New Orleans – 1 July 1997 in Los Angeles) was an American, Chicago-based music promoter and music producer of the 1950s and 1960s, who eventually became Vice President of 20th Century Fox Records (1978-1992). He promoted such groups as The Esquires ("Get on Up", "And Get Away", and "Girls in the City"), The Sheppards and others. Discography "Burnin'", The Bill Sheppard Combo on Ewart Abner's Abner Records References 1922 births 1997 deaths American music industry executives Record producers from Louisiana 20th-century American businesspeople