Jean Shepard - Dear John Letter:the Singles Collection 1953-62 AEC Music translating the classic songs from

translating the classic songs from films and Broadway shows into a string of hits

either in the company of a small band or alone with his guitar

Beach Boys and others

plus recordings leading his own trios

"pour Sans Souci" and "pour le nouveau Palais"

Jean Shepard - Dear John Letter:the Singles Collection 1953-62 AEC Music translating the classic songs fromThe US country charts were for many years in the post war era the exclusive domain of male artists and it was not until Kitty Wells in 1952, soon followed by Jean Shepard in 1953, that a female artist topped the country charts. Specialising in songs redolent with the familiar country themes, especially for female artists during those times, of relationships, lost love, betrayal and heartache, and having had her first hit at No. 1 with "A Dear John