A veteran of the race recording scene, Louisiana-born Ollie Shepard first recorded with his Kentucky Boys for Decca in 1937 when he cut his big blues hit, the much-covered "It's a Low Down Dirty Shame". Two decades later, his recent releases have been pitched at the teenage rock 'n' roll market with a return to OKeh, as well as releases for the Gee and Johnson record companies in the Big Apple in a variety of hepcat-friendly styles.