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Robert Ward: New Role Soul
by Ed Kopp
Robert Ward set an awfully high benchmark with his 1990 release Fear No Evil, a comeback album now considered a classic. New Role Soul is the work of a somewhat mellower man who remains an incredible musician at age 64. Propelled by the leader’s intricate guitar playing and animated vocals, this CD sounds better with each spin.Ward has perfected one of the most original guitar sounds in the blues, thanks in part to his use of Magnatone amplifier. ...
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All About Jazz
Robert Ward, a Georgia blues musician who played with some of Motown's biggest artists, died Dec. 25. He was 70.
His wife, Roberta, told the Telegraph of Macon that her husband died at his home in Dry Branch in central Georgia. She said her husband had suffered a stroke in 2001 and never fully recovered. Ward, a Georgia native, moved to Ohio and founded the Ohio Untouchables, which later became the Ohio Players. However, Ward left the group well before ...
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