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  Drummerworld: Bill Ward
Bill Ward was born in Birmingham, England, in 1948.
Ward stayed with them through what many consider to be the classic period of the group, even when Osbourne was ousted in 1978.
In 1981, however, Ward left Sabbath to play in Max Havoc, but that was not to be anything close to a permanent position because he still had Black Sabbath work to do.
www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Bill_Ward.html   (425 words)

  
 Bill Ward Bio Page
Bill’s mother Marguerite and his two aunts were called the Davis Sisters, a sweet harmony singing trio from the Thirties who recorded for Columbia Records and were quite well known throughout the South, playing for WIOD out of Miami.
So when listeners hear Bill’s blues-inflected baritone, his crystal-clear enunciation, his vocal command and his love of soaring harmonies, he’s proud to credit both his genes and his mother’s instruction to sing from the heart.
Bill Ward and Making Waves headlined all over Florida playing dance music with a seven-piece band that featured Stan Kenton’s first trumpet.
www.songdogrecords.com /bw_bio.htm   (575 words)

  
 Bill Ward of Black Sabbath
Bill Ward has soared to the heights of riches and fame and to the depths of despair.
Bill: We were all in a band that we wanted to be in and it was a great way of releasing anger.
Bill: Sometimes we were scared but sometimes we were just like, “Oh no, not again.” We used to see it all the time from town to town.
www.classicrockrevisited.com /Interviews04/billwardinterview.htm   (5563 words)

  
 Bill Ward
Ward enrolled in the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
Ward took little advantage of attending one of the finest commercial art schools in the country.
Ward was soon so busy doing the covers and lead stories for Quality's romance comics that he didn't have time for his own creation.
www.artarchiv.net /sexarte/doku/BillWard.htm   (98 words)

  
 Bill Ward - AskTheBrain.com
The bill also provides for the reimbursement of educational costs of special education students who are wards of the State whether placed in public, private or out of state settings.
Bill Ward's great hobby is motor racing and he has competed in a number of Monte Carlo Rally events.
Bill Ward was a strategic thinker, and encouraged me to leave him as we walked around the rocky headland back to Waiwera.
www.askthebrain.com /bill_ward-.html   (343 words)

  
 Bill Ward Home Page
Bill has penned over 300 compositions, ranging from folk to jazz, country to classical, and rock to reggae.
Although Bill draws inspiration from many styles of music, he is a folk singer/songwriter in the truest sense of the term.
Bill's songs are intelligent,, down to earth portraits that capture the very soul of his audience.
www.songdogrecords.com   (258 words)

  
 Bill Ward Music Page
Bill's songwriting skills are second to none, and his voice will bring a tear to your eyes and joy to your heart.
This is a passionate tour of Bill's own soul and deserves a listen.
Bill's CD is part of my "must have" music collection.
www.songdogrecords.com /bw_music.htm   (245 words)

  
 ~Los Angeles Radio People, Bill Ward Memorial
Bill knew going into the format that the Autrys would eventually sell the station, but he made very clear to all of us that we were going to do something new and exciting and he was right.
Bill Ward was hired as program director of KBBQ – ‘K-Barbeque.’ He was a real nice guy and had great interest and love of and for people.
Bill was much fun to work with when he came to the already failing Metromedia owned news radio station in Berlin in 1998/99 and very enjoyable and funny company on the 'Berlin restaurant trail' and trips around town.
www.laradio.com /billward.htm   (8993 words)

  
 Virtual Pin-ups Art Gallery | artist Bill Ward
Ward's first job after school was with a Manhattan art service, but this proved a major disappointment when he learned his work was to clean up for the illustrators.
Ward was at the top of the comic book world, when as had happened to many others before him, he was drafted.
Ward was soon so busy doing the covers and lead stories for Quality's romance comics that he didn't have time for his own creation and Torchy was turned over to another talented artist, Gil Fox.
www.scanraptor.com /sauvignon/bward3.htm   (1071 words)

  
 Sela Ward Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com
With her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sela Ward headed to New York to pursue a career in advertising, but after the striking, statuesque brunette was encouraged to become a model, she decided to try her hand at modeling.
It was back to the television series for Sela Ward which seems to be her forte, when she was cast as Lily Manning Sammler in the dramatic series, Once and Again.
Sela Ward has been a girlfriend once and again; she dated MacGyver's Richard Dean Anderson from 1983 until 1986; was engaged to actor Peter Weller until 1990; and is currently married to real-estate executive Howard Sherman, since 1992.
www.netglimse.com /celebs/pages/sela_ward   (731 words)

  
 Bill Ward News
Ward also spoke about the seemingly unpreparedness, at a local level, to have in place emergency directions if terrorist incidents were to happen at that level.
Ward expressed that these ships that are still on the water could potentially be accidents waiting to happen, and went on, "surely the terrorists can see this situation at Long Beach, also." Ward questioned why so much expense could be placed into bolstering the war economy while denying the ship workers a decent wage.
Bill is still very committed to his solo works, and once the European dates for Black Sabbath are fulfilled in December of 1999, the guys will go back to work on their various solo projects.
www.billward.com /news.html   (10969 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Black Sabbath
Also during the tour, drummer Bill Ward quit the band for personal reasons (both his parents died within a rather short period, and Ward was struggling with alcoholism and other addictions).
Bill Ward returned to the drum throne and Ian Gillan of Deep Purple fame became the new singer.
Drummer Bill Ward once again returned to the fold, and the hiring of new singer David Donato was officially announced in 1984.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Black_Sabbath   (4451 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Glamour Girls of Bill Ward: Books: Bill Ward,Alex Chun   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ward's drawings were provocative and alluring, the subjects exploiting power over men that their sexuality granted.
Ward became the standard bearer and justly famous through the '50s and '60s for his angular, high-sheen images of improbably busty glamour girls, a kind of low-rent Charles Dana Gibson.
I don't think Bill Ward sits easily with what are generally considered pin-up artists like Elvgren, Petty, Vargas and the few dozen others who created the genre over the last seventy years but his huge output from 1950 to 1975 (which is the basis of this handsome book) means his work has to be considered.
www.amazon.com /Glamour-Girls-Bill-Ward/dp/1560975318   (1661 words)

  
 Bill Ward - Drum Solo Artist
Bill Ward (born March 5, 1948), was the drummer for the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
From 1968 to 1985, Bill Ward was the drummer for Black Sabbath, one of the most popular bands in all of rock history.
Ward is a very talented drummer, and unlike most bands at the time, Black Sabbath did not always keep a steady rhythym going on the drums.
www.drumsoloartist.com /Site/Drummers2/Bill_Ward.html   (516 words)

  
 Rough Edge: Bill Ward CD Reviews
Concerned by the tide of world events following 9/11, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward wrote and recorded this eerie, hauntingly effective single in an effort to draw attention to his concerns and make his voice heard.
Definitely more along the line of Ward's solo outings than anything he did with Black Sabbath, "Straws" is Ward's heart-wrenching response to an unimaginable, cataclysmic event.
Ward isn't selling the CDs, however - he's offering them in exchange for a gift to one of the many charities listed on his website at http://www.billward.com.
www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/w/billward.htm   (219 words)

  
 Bill Ward still negotiating with Black Sabbath   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bill has posted another statement at his website saying he is back in negotiations with Sharon Osbourne.
Ward was with Black Sabbath before they were even called Black Sabbath.
Ward left Black Sabbath in 1980 but rejoined in 1983 for the Born Again album.
www.undercover.com.au /news/2004/may04/20040524_billward.html   (370 words)

  
 Amazon.com: When the Bough Breaks: Music: Bill Ward   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bill *was* the quiet one, after all, and appeared to have an artistic vision that one could never have dreamed lied dormant at the peak of his fame.
As a lyricist, however, the results are mixed, and you will be ready to kick Bill by the fifteenth or so reference to how his inner child wants to grow, love, and share, etc. as well as the inevitable inspiration provided by his infamous drug woes.
Bill Ward has the distinction of being not only the butt of the joke in Black Sabbath, (concidering the amount of teasing he receives from the other members of Sabbath), but also the best pure songwriter of the four original memebrs of Black Sabbath.
www.amazon.com /When-Bough-Breaks-Bill-Ward/dp/B000001JXC   (1887 words)

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