About: Walter Ward (singer)

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Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 – December 11, 2006) was an American R&B singer, and lead vocalist of The Olympics. Ward was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and began singing professionally as a child with his father and three uncles, in a gospel group known as 'The Ward Brothers'. Ward's last performance with The Olympics was on November 12, 2006, at a Doo-Wop Spectacular on Long Island, New York. Ward died in Northridge, California in December 2006, at the age of 66.

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  • والتر وارد (بالإنجليزية: Walter Ward)‏ هو مغني أمريكي، ولد في 28 أغسطس 1940، وتوفي في 11 ديسمبر 2006. (ar)
  • Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 – December 11, 2006) was an American R&B singer, and lead vocalist of The Olympics. Ward was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and began singing professionally as a child with his father and three uncles, in a gospel group known as 'The Ward Brothers'. Ward's family moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s. In 1954, when he was attending Centinela High School in Compton, California, Ward and his cousin Eddie Lewis formed a group known as 'The Challengers'. After winning a number of talent shows, Ward and Lewis were approached by another singing duo who asked to join their group. The new quartet became The Olympics. Ward's last performance with The Olympics was on November 12, 2006, at a Doo-Wop Spectacular on Long Island, New York. Ward died in Northridge, California in December 2006, at the age of 66. (en)
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  • والتر وارد (بالإنجليزية: Walter Ward)‏ هو مغني أمريكي، ولد في 28 أغسطس 1940، وتوفي في 11 ديسمبر 2006. (ar)
  • Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 – December 11, 2006) was an American R&B singer, and lead vocalist of The Olympics. Ward was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and began singing professionally as a child with his father and three uncles, in a gospel group known as 'The Ward Brothers'. Ward's last performance with The Olympics was on November 12, 2006, at a Doo-Wop Spectacular on Long Island, New York. Ward died in Northridge, California in December 2006, at the age of 66. (en)
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  • والتر وارد (مغني) (ar)
  • Walter Ward (singer) (en)
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