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Jack Sheldon was a bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter and singer. He was a trumpet player and the music director on "The Merv Griffin Show", as well as the voice heard on several episodes of the educational music television series "Schoolhouse Rock!".
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| Jack Sheldon | |
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 Sheldon at the Palo Alto Jazz Festival, September 26, 1987 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Beryl Cyril Sheldon Jr. |
| Born | November 30, 1931 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 2019 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, comedian, actor |
| Instruments | Trumpet, vocals |
| Associated acts | Merv Griffin |
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