Beryl Cyril "Jack" Sheldon Jr. (November 30, 1931 – December 27, 2019) was an American

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trumpeter, singer, and actor. He performed on ''

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'' and participated in episodes of the educational music television series ''

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Biography

Music and TV

Sheldon was born in

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. He originally became known through his participation in the

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movement of the 1950s, performing and recording with such figures as

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, and

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. Sheldon played the trumpet, sang, and performed on ''

''. He was Griffin's sidekick for many years. Prior to joining Griffin's show, he served as bandleader for the short-lived ''

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''. His voice is perhaps best known from the ''

'' cartoons of the 1970s, such as "Conjunction Junction" and "

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". He appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' as the Sensitive Man. He sang a few songs in the episodes similar to the ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' style. Sheldon returned to the ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' series for a 2002 episode titled "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College", explaining the

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process, distributed on the series' DVD collection that same year. Sheldon sang and played trumpet for the new segment. Sheldon voiced "Louie the Lightning Bug" in a series of animated musical

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s (animated by legend Bob Kurtz from his

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studio) aimed at children across the United States and Canada, beginning in May 1984, promoting safety with electricity. In 2001, the "Louie the Lightning Bug" videos were updated with new voice-overs by Sheldon and new music tracks produced by Mark Harrelson, with updated musical arrangements by

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. He sang the tune "King Putt" for

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Parade at

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, which ran for five months in 1992. A trumpet solo of his is featured throughout the Francis Ford Coppola film ''

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'' (1982). Tom Waits' 1977 album ''

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'' includes Sheldon playing trumpet on several cuts, including the solo at the end of "Burma Shave". Sheldon starred with

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and

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on the CBS

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'' in 1964–1965. From 1966–1967, Sheldon starred in his own 16-episode CBS sitcom, ''

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'', as Buddy Overstreet, a young

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taking a

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who, overhearing a

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's plot to kill a colleague, then goes on the run to keep from being killed. Bruce Gordon, formerly of ''

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'', played the mobster, "Mr. D". Sheldon made numerous appearances on the 1967–1970 version of '' Dragnet''. He also played John Davidson's brother (and

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's brother-in-law) on ''

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'' (1974). In 2004, he performed live at the end of '' ALF's Hit Talk Show''.

Film

Sheldon appeared in an

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-nominated documentary film '' Let's Get Lost'' about the life of fellow jazz trumpeter

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. He made an appearance in the 1994 film ''

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'' as the ill-fated trumpet player Ruffles Reedy, who becomes a victim of the gruesome goings-on during a 1939 radio show. Jack's poignant trumpet solo on "

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" which was introduced in the 1965 film ''

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'' helped earn it Song of the Year at the 1966 Grammy Awards and

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at the 1965 Academy Awards. Sheldon performed one of the many versions of the title song featured in

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's 1973 film '' The Long Goodbye''. His version was intended to be released as a single, but never was. Sheldon is the subject of a documentary, ''Trying to Get Good: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon'' (2008). Produced by

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and

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, the film features interviews with

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, Merv Griffin,

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, as well as never before seen concert footage of Sheldon playing, singing and joking. ''Trying to Get Good'' won Jury Prizes at the 2008 Kansas City Film Makers Jubilee and

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, as well as Audience Prizes at Newport Beach and the

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Parody

Sheldon parodied his own performance in "I'm Just a Bill" in an episode of ''

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'' called " The Day the Violence Died", where he is an "

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to be". He reprised his roles as the Bill and the Conductor from "Conjunction Junction" in two episodes of ''

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''.

Death

Sheldon died of natural causes on December 27, 2019, at the age of 88. He was survived by his manager and partner Dianne Jimenez, and his children Jessie and John.

Discography

As leader

* 1954 - ''Get Out Of Town'' (Jazz West, 1955) 0'' Lp* 1955 - ''The Quintet'' With ''Zoot Sims'' (Jazz West, 1956) 0'' Lp* 1954-55 - The two previous 10'' Lp reissued as ''The Quartet and The Quintet'' (Pacific Jazz) * 1957 - ''Jack's Groove'' (GNP Crescendo, 1958-61) ''(Aka J S And His All Star Band)'' * 1961 - ''A Jazz Profile of Ray Charles'' (Reprise, 1961) * 1962 - ''Out!'' (

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, 1962) * 1962-64 - ''Oooo, But it's Good'' (Capitol, 1963) * 1964-65 - ''The'' ''Entertainers'' (V.S.O.P., 1994) * 1965 - ''Live at Don Mupo's Gold Nugget'' (V.S.O.P., 1997) * 1968 - ''The Warm World of Jack Sheldon'' (

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, 1968) * 1969 - ''The Cool World of Jack Sheldon'' (Dot, 1969) * 1972 - ''In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album'' (Jazz Detective, 2024) * 1979 - ''Singular'' (Beez, 1980) * 1980 - ''Angel Wings'' (Dan/Tokuma, ?) * 1980 - ''Playin' It Straight'' (RealTime, 1981) * 1983 - ''Stand By for The Jack Sheldon Quartet'' (Concord Jazz, 1983) * 1984 - ''Blues In The Night'' (Phontastic, 1985) Jack Sheldon And The Swedish All Stars In L. A * 1986 - ''

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'' (

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, 1997) * 1987 - ''Hollywood Heroes'' (Concord Jazz, 1988) * 1991 - ''On My Own'' (Concord Jazz, 1992) * 1992 - ''Jack Sheldon Sings'' (

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, 1993) * 1995 - ''Jack is Back!'' (Butterfly, 1995) * 1998 - ''Class Act'' (

, 1998) * 1999 - ''JSO Live! On the Pacific Ocean'' (Butterfly, 2001) * 2005 - ''Sunday Afternoons at the Lighthouse'' (Woofy, 2005) * 2006 - ''Listen Up'' (Butterfly, 2006) * 2007 ''- It's What I Do'' (Butterfly, 2007)

As guest

With

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'' (Contemporary, 1957) * '' Sonority'' (Contemporary, 1957–8

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With

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* ''

'' (Capitol, 1955) * '' Tangents in Jazz'' (Capitol, 1956) * ''

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* '' The Stage Door Swings'' (Capitol, 1958) * '' Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana'' (Capitol, 1959

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* ''

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'' (Capitol, 1969) With

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* ''

'' (Asylum, 1977) * ''

'' (Columbia, 1982) With others * VV. AA., ''A Jazz Band Ball First Set'' (Mode, 1959) *

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, '' Lena...Lovely and Alive'' (RCA, 1962) * Johnny Mandel "The Sandpiper" Musical score and soundtrack (Filmways, Mercury Records, 1965) *

, '' I Want to Live'' (United Artists, 1958) *

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, '' Great Ideas of Western Mann'' (Riverside, 1957) *

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, ''

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, ''

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'' (Colgems, 1968) *

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, ''

'' (Gene Norman Presents, 1955) *

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, '' Cool Heat'' (Verve, 1959) *

, '' The Return of Art Pepper'' (Jazz: West, 1956) * Art Pepper, '' Smack Up'' (Contemporary, 1960) *

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, '' The Subterraneans (Soundtrack)'' (MGM, 1960) *

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, '' Behind Brigitte Bardot'' (Warner Bros., 1960) *

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, '' Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements'' (Verve, 1959)

Filmography

* 1962 : ''Music of the 60's'' : 3rd trumpet and featured soloist on several tunes * 1964–65 : ''

'' (TV) : Fletcher Kincaid (15 episodes) * 1965: "The Sandpiper" Music by Johnny Mandel: featured trumpet soloist * 1966–1967 : ''

'' (TV) : Buddy Overstreet (series star – all 13 episodes) * 1967 : '' Dragnet'' (TV) : Various Characters (unknown episodes) * 1969 : ''Under the Yum Yum Tree'' (TV) : Charlie Prokter * 1969–1970 : ''

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'' (TV) : Freddie Kirby, Ronald "Ronnie" Coleman (episodes: The Organ Fund, Selma Plout's Plot) * 1973–2009 : ''

'' (TV series) : Conductor/The Bill/Additional Voices (voice) * 1973–1974 : ''

'' (TV series) : Jerry Burton (12 episodes) * 1973 : ''

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'' : Vocals, probably trumpet on title song * 1976 : ''

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'' : Lloyd * 1984 : ''Cassevetes Love Streams: Almost in Love with You'' : Vocal and Trumpet * 1988 : '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (TV) : Holodeck Pianist (11001001) * 1988 : '' Let's Get Lost'' : Himself * 1991 : ''

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'' : Wally Fields * 1993 : ''Lush Life'' (TV) : Norman * 1994 : ''Radioland Murders'' : Ruffles Reed * 1996 : '' Dear God'' : Homeless Trumpeter * 1996 : ''

'' (TV series) : The Amendment (voice) (episode: The Day the Violence Died) * 1997 : ''

'' (TV series) (voice) * 1998 : '' Hard Time'' (TV) : Trumpet * 1998 : Mike Hammer (TV) episode(s) "Songbird" parts 1-2 Co-starred w/Keach as "Des" Bandleader/Trumpet player/ Singer. * 1999 : ''Hard Time: The Premonition'' (TV) : Trumpet * 1999 : ''Hard Time: Hostage Hotel'' (TV) : Trumpet * 2000–2001 : ''

'' (TV series) : Conductor/The Bill (voice) (episodes:

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, Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington) * 2004 : ''

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'' : Vocals on Song- "Take the Money and Run" * 2006 : ''

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'' : Vocals on Song- " Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" * 2010 : ''A Girl's Life'': Ford Mosquito (voice)

References

External links

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