Bill Ward is a drummer from Britain. She is also a songwriter. Best known as a member of Black Sabbath. He was born in Aston, in Birmingham, in 1948, on May 5.
Creation
Bill Ward in 1968 played in a team called Mythology. Guitarist Tony Iommi performed with him. In 1968, the musicians, together with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler, created The Polka Tulk Blues Band. At first it was renamed to Earth. And in 1969 she received the name Black Sabbath. Our hero participated in the team until 1980. He left the band during the tour in support of the Heaven and Hell record. This decision was based on personal reasons. In 1983, our hero participated in the team of THE MEZMERIST. In addition to him, the group included vocalist Tommy Mezmercardo, as well as bass player Roger Abercrombie. The group created an album with a total circulation of 500 copies.
Return
Soon, Bill Ward again joined Black Sabbath and recorded with the band an album called Born Again. However, he had health problems that forced him to leave the group again. He officially returned to Black Sabbath in 1984 in the summer. However, at that time the collective did not give concerts, nor did they record albums. In 1988, our hero performed in the Blue Thunder band with guitarist Walter Trout and bassist Tim Bogert. Until the full reunion of the original composition, the musician performed twice with Butler, Iommi and Osborne in the framework of Black Sabbath. The first time this happened in 1985 was on Live Aid. The second was in the state of California in the Costa Mesa. This was part of a concert that Ozzy Osbourne played in 1992, November 15th.
Classic composition
Bill Ward once again joined Black Sabbath in 1994 during a South American tour. In 1997, December 4 and 5, concerts were held in Birmingham at the NEC Stadium. These events were dedicated to the revival of the Black Sabbath group in its classical composition. Records of these concerts were included in the Reunion album, which was released in 1998. The following year, in May, our hero leaves the group again. The reason was the musician’s heart problems. He was replaced by Vinnie Appiche. Our hero returned to the team in 1999. In 2006, information appeared that the musician would join Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi on the upcoming concert tour. Ward rejected this offer. He did not want to play with Dio. Once again, Appice took his place. To avoid potential conflicts with Ward and Osborne, the group received the name Heaven & Hell. In 2012, in February, our hero left the team again. He said that he could not reach an agreement on his contract. As for the personal life of Bill Ward, he has three children: the daughter of Emily and two sons - Ward and Aron. Observes a vegetarian diet.
Discography
In 1970, he took part in the work on the debut
album Black Sabbath of the band of the same name. The work was recorded in 3 days. The album is recognized as a heavy metal classic. From this work, a single was created called Evil Woman. Bill Ward also worked on the 1970 Paranoid album. It was recorded at the London studio Regent Sound. The working title of the disc was War Pigs. However, he had to refuse it. The record company was afraid of a possible negative reaction in the United States. The country at that time committed military operations in Vietnam. However, the antiwar orientation was preserved in the design of the plate. She was symbolized, in particular, by a photographic distorted image of a bearded man with a sword and a shield in his hands, who jumped out from behind a tree. The main composition was written in the studio in just 25 minutes. Our hero notes that the team did not have enough new material for the album and Tony began playing the Paranoid guitar. As a result, it took a few minutes to record a song. Paranoid became a hit in Britain. In the US, a company called Vertigo Records created two singles. Video clips used videos from the performances of the team at the Beat Club. Also, Bill Ward participated in the recording of many other albums, both within the specified group, and as part of other projects.