Lem Sheppard is a self-taught guitarist from Kansas City. The Blues, Jazz and Folk musician trained under Dr. Eva Jessye, who gained international fame as the original choral director in George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. He is a scholar of African American music and has performed across the United States, South American, Africa and at the Kennedy Center.
Sheppard composed and performed the soundtrack to the PBS documentary Black, White and Brown. He is a member of the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Kansas Folklore Society’s Joan O’Bryan award.
Sheppard’s tour in Montgomery County will start on Monday, March 10th at the Coffeyville Meal Site, Sycamore Landing and Windsor Place Assisted Living before arriving at the Spencer/Rounds Theatre on the CCC Campus at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11th. Sheppard will continue his tour of Coffeyville with Windsor Place, Windsor Place SCU and the Medicalodge of Coffeyville on Tuesday. Wednesday he will entertain residents at Asbury Village and Manor House followed by the students at Caney Valley High School on Thursday and the Caney Nursing Home and Guest Home Estates in Caney on Friday.
The public is invited to the 10:20 a.m. Tuesday Humanities performances at CCC. The performances are free and held in the Spencer/Rounds Theatre. For more information call 620-251-7700 ext. 2145.