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Bill Ward

Age · 78 Born · May 5, 1948 From · Aston, Birmingham, England, UK Films · 30

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Biography

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 using snare-drills and tempo-drop to match both vocals and riff.

Known for

Dio: Dreamers Never Die poster

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne poster

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

Beware of Mr. Baker poster

Beware of Mr. Baker

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne poster

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Career timeline

2025

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

2022

Dio: Dreamers Never Die Notable

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

2020

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne Notable

2017

2014

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo

2012

Beware of Mr. Baker Notable

2011

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne Notable

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 Notable

2010

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid Notable

Heavy Metal Britannia Notable

2004

Self (archive footage) · 2004

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive

2002

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 Notable

1999

Black Sabbath - The Last Super

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

1994

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994

1993

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud Notable

1992

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One Notable

1985

Live Aid Notable

Black Sabbath: Live Aid

1980

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

1976

Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno

1975

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert Notable

1974

Black Sabbath: California Jam

1970

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris Notable

Self - Drums · 1970

Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1

Bill Ward · 1970

Frequently appears with

Ronnie James Dio

Sharon Osbourne

Full filmography

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow poster

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary poster

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

Dio: Dreamers Never Die poster

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary poster

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary poster

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne poster

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

The Doom Doc poster

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo poster

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo

Beware of Mr. Baker poster

Beware of Mr. Baker

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne poster

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 poster

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid poster

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Heavy Metal Britannia poster

Heavy Metal Britannia

Rockthology 2 poster

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive poster

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 poster

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

Black Sabbath - The Last Super poster

Black Sabbath - The Last Super

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 poster

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper poster

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 poster

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994

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