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Ward Swingle

voc, syn, 1927-2015 US, Mobile, Alabama
Singer / Musician / Arranger of Jazz and Classical
A.k.a. Ward Lamar Swingle

Ward Swingle (born 21 September 1927, Mobile, Alabama, USA - died 19 January 2015, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) was an American vocalist and jazz musician. In the 1960's he was a founding member of the Les Double Six, then took the scat singing idea and applied it to the works of Bach. He was the founder and longtime leader of Les Swingle Singers and Swingle II.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Synthesizer
  • Keyboards
  • Tenor sax
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Classical
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
  • World

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Opus No 1Ward Swingle1979Single
Aimez-Vous Les Femmes?Sophie Daumier / Ward Swingle1964Single
Peau De BananeJeanne Moreau, Ward Swingle1963Single
Pick Of The Pops!Rosemary Scott, Ward Swingle, Bob Smart with The Comets and Jean Claudric Et Son OrchestreCompil.
Pop HitsJean Claudric Et Son Orchestre With Bob Smart & Ward SwingleSingle
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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