Bill Ward is a drummer from Britain. Also the author of songs. Best known as a member of the Black Sabbath group. He was born in Aston, in Birmingham, in 1948, May 5th.
Creation
Билл Уорд в 1968 году играл в коллективе под Mythology. Along with him, played guitarist Tony Iommi. In 1968, the musicians, along with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geizer Butler, created the band The Polka Tulk Blues Band. At first, it was renamed 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. The basis of this decision were personal reasons. In 1983, our hero participated in the THE MEZMERIST team. Besides him, the band included vocalist Tommy Mezmercardo, as well as bass guitarist Roger Abercrombie. The group created an album with a total circulation of 500 copies.
Return
Soon, Bill Ward re-joined BlackSabbath and recorded with the band an album called Born Again. However, he had health problems that forced him to leave the group again. Officially, he returned to Black Sabbath in 1984 in the summer. However, at that time the band did not give concerts, and also did not record albums. In 1988, our hero performed in the band Blue Thunder with guitarist Walter Trout and bassist Tim Bogert. Until the full reunion of the original line-up, the musician performed together with Butler, Iommi and Osborn in the Black Sabbath framework. The first time it happened in 1985 was Live Aid. The second was in the state of California in Costa Mesa. It was in the framework of the concert, which played Ozzy Osbourne in 1992, November 15.
Classic composition
Bill Ward once again joined Black Sabbath in 1994in the period of the South American tour. In 1997, on December 4 and 5, concerts were given in Birmingham on the territory of the NEC stadium. These events were dedicated to the revival of the Black Sabbath group in its classic composition. The recordings of these concerts were included in the album Reunion, which was released in 1998. Next year in May, our hero leaves the group again. The cause was the problems of the musician with the heart. Replaced his Winnie Appiche. Our hero returned to the team in 1999. In 2006, it was reported that the musician will join Ronnie James Dio, Gizer Butler and Tony Iommi in an upcoming concert tour. Ward rejected this offer. He did not want to play with Dio. Again his place was taken by Appiche. To avoid possible conflicts with Ward and Osbourne, 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 regarding 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 1970participated in the work on the debut album Black Sabbath of the same name group. The work was recorded in 3 days. The album is recognized as a classic heavy metal. From this work a single was created called Evil Woman. Bill Ward also worked on the 1970 Paranoid album. It was recorded at Regent Sound in London. The working disc title was War Pigs. From him, however, had to be abandoned. The record company was frightened by a possible negative reaction in the United States. The country at that time committed hostilities in Vietnam. However, anti-war orientation was retained in the design of the plate. It was symbolized, in particular, by the 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 started playing the Paranoid guitar. As a result, it took minutes to record a song. Paranoid became a hit in Britain. In the US, a company called Vertigo Records has created two singles. In the video clips were used video from the performances of the team in the Beat Club. Bill Ward also participated in the recording of many other albums, both within the framework of this group and in other projects.
