Master jazz trumpeter and singer, Jack Sheldon has passed away last Friday.
Sheldon was best known as Merv Griffin’s sidekick and music director on ‘The Merv Griffin Show’ which ran for 18 years.
He later lent his voice to the children's show ‘School House Rock’. Sheldon’s vocals can be heard in, “I’m Just a Bill” and “Conjunction Junction.” He even provided the vocals for the parodies on both the ‘Simpsons’ and ‘Family Guy’.
Sister of Sheldon’s friend and manager Cynthia Jimenez announced the sad news on the musician’s Facebook page.
No cause of death has been given at this time, Jack Sheldon was 88-years-old.
Via: Variety