According to Riley Shepard, he produced "Breakfast at Tiffany's", wrote the song "Blue Christmas", had cash stowed away in England.

Stolen songs and strange behavior, Riley Shepard fits right in.

Riley was young in the mid-1940s. New York offered him many fantastic opportunities to find work and meet new people.

My Dad introduced me to Colonel Tom Parker, telling Parker that it was my 16th birthday."Oh? Sweet sixteen and never been kissed?"

I took a good look at my birth certificate. I wanted to see if my father put his real name down, Riley Shepard. He did not.

This blog will fact check the"The Cowboy Philosopher" segment on "Hidden Brain" that it explored the life and career of Riley Shepard.