Bill Ward

The title of this article is ambiguous. For other people of the same name, see Bill Ward (disambiguation) .

William Thomas "Bill" Ward (born May 5, 1948 in Birmingham , England) is a British drummer and founding member of the metal band Black Sabbath .

Bill Ward

Life

Even as a toddler, he drummed on everything that was offered to him. At the age of 15 he began playing in local, largely unknown bands. In 1964 he met the guitarist Tony Iommi , with whom he founded the band Mythology . A short time later the two became aware of singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Terry "Geezer" Butler through a newspaper advertisement , with whom they formed the Polka Tulk Blues Band . That was later renamed to the name Black Sabbath , under which the band had huge success.
In the early years of Black Sabbath, Bill Ward played a set that corresponded to Buddy Rich's . It was a Slingerland in the configuration of bass drum , snare drum , a hanging tom, 2 standing toms, also in the color White Marine Pearl. He also used the same 4 pools, with the splash pool also in the same position. Later he expanded this to a double bass drum kit .

In 1980 Ward officially left the band during the “Heaven and Hell Tour”, but from 1983 he worked for Black Sabbath in the studio again from time to time.

In 1985 he founded the band England's Glory , which was renamed the Bill Ward Band a year later . The group made their debut in 1989, they went on tour, but had only moderate success.

1997 Black Sabbath was re-established with the original members, Ward also played again with the British.

While preparing for the Reunion tour, he suffered a weak heart attack , from which he has however fully recovered. In 2000 Black Sabbath received a Grammy .

Bill Ward was also active on the solo projects of his friend and band member Tony Iommi.

In 2011 Black Sabbath announced their reunification. However, Bill Ward left the group in early 2012. He then published a statement in which he justified this step by saying that a second drummer had been made available to him to play most of the songs in a concert. Ozzy Osbourne then said Ward was "incredibly overweight". However, he stated that Ward could return at any time and "the doors are always open" to him. However, Ward denied his poor health and demanded to be able to play a full set.

In 2016, Rolling Stone listed Ward 42nd of the 100 best drummers of all time .

Web links

• Bill Ward in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bill-ward-discusses-emotional-toll-of-his-exit-from-black-sabbath-audio/
2. ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .