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. Bill will be visiting “LA Radio Sessions” as his schedule permits – likely monthly. Shows that air on KLBP have been “censored” to meet FCC requirement. Versions posted here are uncensored.

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/.

Last weekend was the third of the three birthday episodes of Rock 50.  They celebrated Bill’s 70th birthday.  If you missed it, you missed an excellent episode.   Before we get to the recap, a short announcement about Rock 50.  There will be no July episode.  The next episode is TBA.  Keep your eyes peeled here, we will announce the next date when we have it.

First is the playlist – direct from the studio and Bill’s staff.  You can download the entire playlist here.  It has an amazing coverage of all kinds of music.  Check it out, you’ll enjoy all of this!

Second is this video – which shows some highlights from the show.

Finally, you can check out the playlist on Spotify if you use it.  We have the playlist available as a playlist from Bill’s Spotify account.  There were two songs that were played that were not on Spotify, and couldn’t be included.  Those two songs are “Jack’s Land” from the first Bill Ward Band album, “Ward One”.   The other song is “The Wall of Death” from Bill’s most recent Bill Ward Band album, “Accountable Beasts”.

Hi Everyone!

Our final birthday show airs on Saturday, June 2, 2018, starting at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. It’ll be a variety of music spanning five decades, maybe more. Songs that I’ve loved all my life, and we’re packing in as much as possible for the third and final 70th Birthday Show. If you like Metal, Blues and all things in between, check us out.

Rock forever and ever and ever.
-Bill

P.S. You can listen with links at http://rock50.billward.com

Last weekend was the May edition of Rock 50.  It was the second of three consecutive shows surrounding Bill’s 70th birthday.  Here are some materials from the show:

First is the playlist – direct from the studio and Bill’s staff.  You can download the entire playlist here.

Second is this video – which shows some highlights from the show.

Finally, you can check out the entire playlist on Spotify if you subscribe to that service.  We have the playlist available as a playlist from Bill’s Spotify account.  Save for one song, which Spotify does not have on their service (that song was “Christploitation” by Fear Factory).

Hi Everyone,

Rock 50 airs on Saturday, May 12, 2018. It’s the second birthday show in a series of three. This show comes after my 70th birthday on 5/5/18. We’re playing across-the-board music – songs that span my lifetime – so you will hear Rock ‘n’ Roll, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, and all kinds of things in between: songs that have stayed with me since my childhood. I hope you can check us out.

Rock forever and ever,
Bill

Last weekend was the April edition of Rock 50.  It was the first of three consecutive shows surrounding Bill’s 70th birthday.  Much was discussed and much was played.  If you missed the show, you can check out these materials:

First is the playlist – direct from the studio and Bill’s staff.  You can download the entire playlist here.

Second is this video – which shows some highlights from the show.

Finally, you can check out the entire playlist on Spotify if you subscribe to that service.  We have the playlist available as a playlist from Bill’s Spotify account.  Save for one song, which Spotify does not have on their service (that song was “Christploitation” by Fear Factory).

Hi Everyone,

Rock 50 airs on Saturday, April 14, 2018, 11:00 AM Pacific. This show is the first of three shows, the second show in May and the third show in June, all celebrating my 70th birthday.  We are playing everything from Metal, Classic Rock, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Blues, and some of our favorite songs played over the years at Rock 50.  Check us out if you like it heavy and you love great music.

Stay safe forever and ever.

–Bill

Dear Everyone,

Our radio show airs on Saturday, March 10, 2018. It’ll be Classic Metal and Hardcore Metal all the way. Check us out if you like to rock. No doubt we’ll have some musical surprises for you.

Stay safe – rock forever and ever.
-Bill

You can listen with links at http://rock50.billward.com

The February Rock 50 show has been canceled. The next show is currently slated to be in March.  Exact date is forthcoming.