The Shepherd Sisters (also known as the Sheps) were an American vocal quartet of four sisters born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, United States: Martha (born Martha Jane Shepherd, April 22, 1932 – February 24, 1998), Gayle (born Joyce Gayle Shepherd, May 31, 1936 – May 7, 2018), Shepherd.
The sisters were born into a family of eight children, six sisters and two brothers, with Judith being the youngest. Its chart progress may have been hindered by several rival cover versions on both sides of the Atlantic. In all the Shepherd Sisters recorded over thirty songs, many of them on one of Morty Craft's record labels such as Melba and Lance. Judith died on July 10, 2009, at the age of 69. Gayle died of dementia on May 7, 2018, at the age of 81. As of 2018, Mary Lou Shepherd is the only surviving member of the quartet.
See also
- List of 1950s one-hit wonders in the United States