Shortly after the turn of the last century, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward with his co-host Mike Stark started doing a radio show where Bill spotlighted some of his favorite tunes – much of it metal, but also included many other musical genres. The show continued – usually monthly unless Bill had commitments with Sabbath or working in studio on his solo music projects. In 2018, they did their last radio show at the LA Radio Studio. The studio was part of a redevelopment project in San Pedro, so they put things on “hold” until a new opportunity arose this year at KLBP.

The boys just “got the band back together” and produced what is the first of Bill’s new ongoing show as part of the LA Radio Sessions show which airs Sunday’s at 10am (pacific time) on 99.1KLBP-FM in Long Beach and also online at KLBP.org. All shows will also be available after they air on Mix Cloud at https://www.mixcloud.com/laradiosessions/.

Dear Oz

Congratulations on your second entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thanks for all the great songs,

Much love all the time,
The Ward Family

Many thanks to all those who sent their birthday wishes this year. It’s lovingly appreciated. 75 years, never dreamed I’d see it. Today I am with consequences of reaching my birthday, old bones groaning, too many meds, for this and that, and the other, but what a journey.

Thank the universal spirit for music, humour, laughter and love, what would we do without those things.

I’m awake with the overcast sky, and the crows, already busy looking for food. It’s amazing how good tea tastes. I light my candles everyday, burn incense and speak in humble thanks, the other birds will be showing up soon to chatter for a while.

Much love to every one of you out there, my heart is filled, no uncertainty is emboldened enough to alter the love we embrace each day.

Rock forever and ever,
Bill Ward

New Song. Mon Dieu.

Salutations to the energy, incredibility, insanity, wonderful and creativeness of you all who sent me birthday greetings. May 5 th was an overwhelming, busy, reflective, and teary and uplifting day, so many Happy Birthdays, thank you, it was fantastic.

74 years old, man yesterday spinned me around, lot of memories some of them melancholy, some of them fantastic, like when I was a kid leaving school to go to and practice at the parochial hall next to Slade Road School, Carlisle, Hamburg, Henry’s Blues House B’Ham, first time leaving for America, arriving in N.Y., first time in L.A., Hollywood, crazy times. I got lots of nice messages from fellow musicians, family members and old and dear friends, I got some t-shirts, one with a huge moon and silhouette of a 747 flying towards me, a book of stories about the Lake District, I went to bed done for. In gratitude for such a huge embrace, to everyone thank you so much.

Rock forever and ever and ever.
Be good to yourselves,
Bill Ward