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John Sheard | |
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| Origin | Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, record producer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Website | johnsheardmusic |
John Sheard is a Canadian pianist, producer and arranger, [1] who throughout his thirty year career has recorded and performed with many North American artists, and is most recognized for his work on Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe .
Sheard has served as the music director for Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe touring orchestra since 1998, and has also been the music director for many CBC Radio programs, including Peter Gzowski's "Red River Rally" Morningside show.
Sheard's recording history has led to over 200 records, as both solo and backup, with such artists as Rita MacNeil, Ian & Sylvia Tyson, Dan Hill, Rita Coolidge, Olivia Newton-John, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Celine Dion, Ronnie Milsap, Colm Wilkinson, Tom Paxton, Willie P. Bennett and The Henrys.
Sheard has composed and/or arranged for various artists, including Murray McLauchlan, The Pointer Sisters, The Nylons, Shirley Eikhard, Andrea Martin, Caitlin Hanford and Quartette.
His work has appeared on various U.S. television shows, including A&E Biography , Sunset Beach , Sesame Street , Sesame Park , Showtime, Days of Our Lives , General Hospital and Late Night with David Letterman .
As a producer Sheard has worked with The Guess Who, Dan Hill, The Henrys, Buster Poindexter, Gregg Lawless, Caitlin Hanford, The Good Brothers and more.
While he always reported to enjoy working with great singers and players, he has also recorded some of his own music. Sheard's first solo CD, Jerusalem, consists largely of pieces that he performed at Vinyl Cafe concerts across Canada. Sheard is said to be grateful to Stuart McLean for giving him musical carte blanche on his show which was largely responsible for the creation of Jerusalem and his second CD, Nocturnus.
Sheard's disc Polyhymnia is a collection of hymns and carols, featuring selections gleaned from the 1938 revision of the 'Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada', and includes Sheard's moving rendition of The Coventry Carol. His latest disc, 88, so named for the 88 keys on an average piano musical keyboard, is composed primarily of pieces composed by Sheard. It was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario.
He is the brother of novelist Sarah Sheard and singer-songwriter Mia Sheard, and the great-great-grandson of Joseph Sheard, a former Mayor of Toronto.
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Vinyl Cafe Stories (1998) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released in 1998 by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
The Vinyl Cafe On Tour (1999) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
Vinyl Cafe Odd Jobs (2001) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
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A Story-Gram From Vinyl Cafe Inc. (2004) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
Home from the Vinyl Cafe (1998) is Stuart McLean's second volume of stories that first aired on the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. It was the winner of the 1999 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
Vinyl Cafe Notebooks: a collection of essays from The Vinyl Cafe (2010) is Stuart McLean's ninth book and each one has been a Canadian bestseller. McLean has sold over 1 million books in Canada. Unlike the other "Vinyl Cafe" books, these are not "Dave and Morley stories".
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Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe (2012) is Stuart McLean's fifth book of stories that first aired on the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. It debuted at #1 in The Globe and Mail’s bestseller list. It is the only book in the Vinyl Cafe series to have its own theme music, selected by CBC Radio listeners and written by Ottawa band The PepTides Stories included in Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe:
