Billy Ward

Birth and Death Data: Born September 15, 1921 (Savannah), Died February 16, 2002 (Inglewood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, arranger, composer, piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 9166 4/18/1956 Will you remember me (when you are far away) The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9167 4/18/1956 Come on, snake, let's crawl The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9168 4/18/1956 Half a love (is better than none) The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9169 4/18/1956 Rock, Plymouth rock The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9170 4/18/1956 'Til Kingdom come The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9171 4/18/1956 St. Therese of the roses-1 The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9172 4/18/1956 Evermore The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9173 4/18/1956 Home is where you hang your heart The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9778 1/2/1957 I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9779 1/2/1957 To each his own The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9780 1/2/1957 Oh, lady be good The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9781 1/2/1957 When the Saints go marchin' in The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9782 1/2/1957 St. Louis blues The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9783 1/2/1957 Am I blue? The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9784 1/2/1957 When Irish eyes are smiling The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  
Decca L 9785 1/2/1957 September song The Dominoes ; Billy Ward vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, arranger, composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ward, Billy," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210756.

Ward, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210756.

"Ward, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210756

External Sources

Discogs: Billy Ward

Allmusic: Billy Ward

IMDb: Billy Ward

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ward, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92010200

Wikidata: Billy Ward - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q863261

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79795682

MusicBrainz: Billy Ward - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5f227cc6-aa0d-4666-aa95-b8028b728ee6

ISNI: 0000 0000 5760 5909 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000057605909

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