Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1948-05-05
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Return of the Sword
- Blackhawk #15
- Every Day a Song
- Deception : (Powell, Book 3)
- Retribution
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Film & TV
Acting · Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English musician and visual artist, best known as the original drummer of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He also performed lead vocals on two Black Sabbath songs: "It's Alright" from the album Technical Ecstasy and "Swinging the Chain" from the album Never Say Die!. Ward is known for his very unorthodox style of playing the drums, often…
Known for
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2025
- Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary — Self2025
- Dio: Dreamers Never Die — Self2022
- Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary — Self2022
- Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary — Self2022
- The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne — Self2020
- The Doom Doc — Self2017
- The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo — Self2014
- Beware of Mr. Baker — Self2012
- God Bless Ozzy Osbourne — Self2011
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 4,315
- Total plays
- 69,281
Tags
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Bill Ward (born May 5, 1948, Birmingham, England), known as a member of the original line-up of the legendary British band Black Sabbath, is an important drummer in the history of heavy rock music. Prior to the formation of Black Sabbath, Bill Ward and guitarist Tony Iommi played in a band called "Mythology", and joined vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler, who had played in a band together called "Rare Breed". Between 1970 and 1980, Ward played drums on every Sabbath album. <a href
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key dates
- Born
- 5 May 1948
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Ward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- heavy metal music
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1948 births20th-century English drummers20th-century English songwriters21st-century English drummers21st-century English songwritersBlack Sabbath membersEnglish blues rock musiciansEnglish expatriate musicians in the United StatesEnglish heavy metal drummersEnglish rock drummersLiving peopleMusicians from Birmingham, West Midlands