The Shepherd Sisters
The Shepherd Sisters were a female vocal group from the mid-'50s featuring four real-life sisters, Martha, Gayle, Judy, and Mary Lou Shepherd, who enjoyed one brief taste of chart success when their signature song, "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)," hit the Top 20 in 1957. Originally from the town of Middletown, Ohio, they had appeared on the TV shows Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Initially performing as a trio with Martha, Gayle, and Mary Lou, they later added sister Judy to their lineup. Record producer and Lance label owner Morty Craft introduced them to the song "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" and they found themselves in the charts alongside competing versions by Petula Clark, the Southlanders, and the Kaye Sisters. It was their only chart entry both in the U.K. and the U.S. He also introduced them to the DJ Alan Freed and they toured with his America's Greatest Teenage Recording Stars; the sisters later concentrated on cabaret work rather than recording.
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8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Alone - Golden Classics
Pop - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 Jun 2012
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A Flock of 45s: 1956 -1962
Pop - Released by Jasmine Records on 11 Aug 2023
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Rock'n Roll Tune (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Here Comes Heaven Again / I Think It's Time
Pop - Released by Warwick Records on 30 Jun 1965
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Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) / Congratulations to Someone [Digital 45]
R&B - Released by Essential Media Group on 29 Oct 2013
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Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) (UK Chart Top 20 - No. 14)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)
Pop - Released by JB Production on 1 Nov 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo