On May 5th, 1948, Bill Ward was born in Birmingham ... Bill started playing drums as a kid, inspired by the big bands music of the ‘40s. 2. One of Bill’s first bands was called The Rest.

Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy ... their farewell stretch was missing — founding Drummer Bill Ward. Not only was Ward a founding member of Black Sabbath, but ...

Yet it was always a bittersweet end as Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler said their farewell without original drummer Bill Ward. Now, twenty years after their last performance as a four ...