Dick Sheridan (musician)

Born and raised in Long Island, New York (U.S. state), he took up drums after his grandfather, and became professional at 18 after some formal drum lessons while at college ( 1954, AFM Local 802 [1]). During 1955-56, he joined several big bands Buddy Morrow, Tommy Alexander, Johnny Mercer, Billy May, Gene Williams and Les Elgart.[1] Between several stays in Las Vegas and the Bahamas ( Boyd Raeburn 1959), he led a very active freelancing career with Woody Herman (1960), Barbara Carroll, Joe Marsala, Kai Winding, Nat Pierce, Sal Salvador, Tyree Glenn, Dick Haymes, Gene Quill, Dan Terry (1961). He first records with Dan Terry at that time. Still based in New York, he regularly attended jam sessions at W. Eugene Smith 's Loft [2]

During the sixties, Dick Sheridan went on accompanying many jazz and pop artists like Della Reese, Barbra Streisand, Jack Jones, Carol Sloane,Georgia Brown, Tom Jones and Oscar Brown Jr. In 1967 he played hand percussions with The Supremes at the Copa (different recording from the 1965 album The Supremes at the Copa.[3]

From 1968 to 1979, he mainly performed and recorded with Bobby Short[4] during an extended stay at Cafe Carlyle in New York. Dick Sheridan first worked with Bobby Short in 1959 [5]

He resumed recording in 2005 with his own group.[6]

As a drummer/percussionist

• 1961 Dan Terry Big Band - Live at V.P.I. Big Band Blues Cinema Records
• 1963 Bobby Short - My Personal Property Atlantic
• 1963 The Tarriers - The Tarriers [Decca Records]
• 1963 Barbra Streisand - The Barbra Streisand Album Columbia.
• 1963 Melodye Condos - When You're Far Away From New York Town [Capitol Records]
• 1964 The Tarriers - Gather 'Round The Tarriers Decca Records.
• 1966 Milt Hisler - Just In Time Cinema Records.
• 1967 Barbara Carroll - Live! Her Piano and Trio [Warner Bros. Records|Warner Records]
• 1967 Ronny Whyte - The Songs and Piano of Ronny Whyte [Band Box Records]  
• 1967 Tom Jones - Live at The Copa [Capitol Records] - unreleased
• 1967 The Supremes - The Supremes at the Copa ROIO
• 1968 Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short - Live at Town Hall NYC Atlantic
• 1968 Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short - Only the Best of Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short [Collectable Records]
• 1969 Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short - The Second Town Hall Concert Live at Town Hall NYC Atlantic  
• 1970 Bobby Short - Jump For Joy Atlantic
• 1971 Bobby Short - Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter Atlantic
• 1972 Bobby Short - Bobby Short is Mad About Noël Coward Atlantic
• 1973 Bobby Short - Bobby Short is K-R-A-Z-Y For Gershwin Atlantic
• 1973 Bobby Short - Live at The Cafe Carlyle Atlantic
• 1975 Bobby Short - Bobby Short Celebrates Roger's and Hart Atlantic

Reissues and Compilations

• 1986 Bobby Short - 50 By Bobby Atlantic - reissue compilation
• 1990 Bobby Short - Bobby, Noel & Cole Atlantic - reissue compilation
• 1992 Various Artists - From This Moment On: The Songs of Cole Porter - reissue compilation
• 1992 Various Artists - You're The Top Cole Porter in the 1930s [Smithsonian Records] - reissue compilation
• 2006 Bobby Short Box Set [Collectables Jazz Classics] - reissue compilation
• 2017 Dan Terry and his Orchestra The Swinginest Dance Band 1952 - 1963 Fresh Sound Records - reissue

As a drummer and producer

• 2005 Dick Sheridan Sextet Live at The Queens County Farm Museum, NYC. Blackdirt Records
• 2016 Django at the Djunque Blackdirt Records
• 2017 Django at the Djunque - The Next Djeneration Blackdirt Records
• 2018 Django at the Djunque minus one - The Jury is Still Out Blackdirt Records
• 2019 Django at the Djunque - The Djourney is Over Blackdirt Records

Footnotes

General references

• Richard Sheridan at AllMusic