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Singin' Sammy Ward
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Sammy Ward Died C. 1995 Often Credited As "Singin'" Sammy Ward Was An American Rhythm And Blues Singer Who Recorded For Motown Records And Had A R&B Chart Hit With "Who's The Fool" Written By Smokey Robinson And Produced By Berry Gordy Jr. In 1961. He Grew Up In The Ensley Area Of Birmingham Alabama Before Moving To Detroit Michigan Where He Was Established As A Club Singer By The Late 1950s. 1 He Was Named "Singin' Sammy Ward" By Berry Gordy's Wife Raynoma "Miss Ray" And First Recorded For Motown In 1960 On A Duet With Sherri Taylor "Lover" / "That's Why I Love You So Much". He Then Moved To The Tamla Label As A Solo Singer And Recorded "That Child Is Really Wild" Co-Written By Gordy And Robinson. The Original B-Side "What Makes You Love Him" Was Changed To Another Song Robinson's "Who's The Fool" Which Became Ward's Only Chart Success Reaching No. 23 On The Billboard R&B Chart In August 1961. 1 2 The Record Was Only The Fourth Successful Chart Hit For Motown. 3 According To Record Producer Ian Levine Robinson Also Wrote "You Really Got A Hold On Me" For Ward But Gordy Insisted That Robinson Record It Himself With The Miracles. 4 A Bluesy Singer Who Drew Comparisons With Bobby Bland Ward Released Several More Singles On Tamla Including "Big Joe Moe" Written By William "Mickey" Stevenson And Brian Holland And "Someday Pretty Baby" Featuring Stevie Wonder On Harmonica Both In 1962 And Then One On The Subsidiary Soul Label. However The Records Were Commercial Failures And Ward Left Motown Disillusioned By His Lack Of Success Compared With Others On The Label By The Mid-1960s. 1 4 Credited As Sam Ward He Recorded Richard "Popcorn" Wylie's "Stone Broke" And "Sister Lee" For The Groove City Label In 1968. 5 He Then Gave Up The Music Business Until Rediscovered By British Northern Soul Fans And By Record Producer Ian Levine Who Recorded Several Sessions With Him Starting In 1989 For His Motorcity Label. Ward Re-Recorded Many Of His 1960s Recordings At That Time. Levine Stated Of Ward That "He Was Almost Impossible To Record As He Couldn't Stick To Any Melody At All And Merely Improvised In A Bluesy Voice..." However Levine Released Several Dance Singles By Ward In The Early 1990s. 6 Ward Also Appeared At Weekend Soul Festivals In Britain At The Same Time. 1 He Later Died Reportedly In The Mid-1990s But No Further Details Are Known.
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Sammy Ward Died C. 1995 Often Credited As "Singin'" Sammy Ward Was An American Rhythm And Blues Singer Who Recorded For Motown Records And Had A R&B Chart Hit With "Who's The Fool" Written By Smokey Robinson And Produced By Berry Gordy Jr. In 1961. He Grew Up In The Ensley Area Of Birmingham Alabama Before Moving To Detroit Michigan Where He Was Established As A Club Singer By The Late 1950s. 1 He Was Named "Singin' Sammy Ward" By Berry Gordy's Wife Raynoma "Miss Ray" And First Recorded For Motown In 1960 On A Duet With Sherri Taylor "Lover" / "That's Why I Love You So Much". He Then Moved To The Tamla Label As A Solo Singer And Recorded "That Child Is Really Wild" Co-Written By Gordy And Robinson. The Original B-Side "What Makes You Love Him" Was Changed To Another Song Robinson's "Who's The Fool" Which Became Ward's Only Chart Success Reaching No. 23 On The Billboard R&B Chart In August 1961. 1 2 The Record Was Only The Fourth Successful Chart Hit For Motown. 3 According To Record Producer Ian Levine Robinson Also Wrote "You Really Got A Hold On Me" For Ward But Gordy Insisted That Robinson Record It Himself With The Miracles. 4 A Bluesy Singer Who Drew Comparisons With Bobby Bland Ward Released Several More Singles On Tamla Including "Big Joe Moe" Written By William "Mickey" Stevenson And Brian Holland And "Someday Pretty Baby" Featuring Stevie Wonder On Harmonica Both In 1962 And Then One On The Subsidiary Soul Label. However The Records Were Commercial Failures And Ward Left Motown Disillusioned By His Lack Of Success Compared With Others On The Label By The Mid-1960s. 1 4 Credited As Sam Ward He Recorded Richard "Popcorn" Wylie's "Stone Broke" And "Sister Lee" For The Groove City Label In 1968. 5 He Then Gave Up The Music Business Until Rediscovered By British Northern Soul Fans And By Record Producer Ian Levine Who Recorded Several Sessions With Him Starting In 1989 For His Motorcity Label. Ward Re-Recorded Many Of His 1960s Recordings At That Time. Levine Stated Of Ward That "He Was Almost Impossible To Record As He Couldn't Stick To Any Melody At All And Merely Improvised In A Bluesy Voice..." However Levine Released Several Dance Singles By Ward In The Early 1990s. 6 Ward Also Appeared At Weekend Soul Festivals In Britain At The Same Time. 1 He Later Died Reportedly In The Mid-1990s But No Further Details Are Known.
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