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Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician who founded The Swingle Singers in France in 1962.
Ward Swingle was the product of an unusually liberal musical education. In his hometown, Mobile, Alabama, he grew up with the sound of jazz and played in one of the great Big Bands, the Ted Fiorito Orchestra, before finishing High School.
Jan 24, 2015 · Ward Swingle, an American jazz vocalist, conductor and arranger whose Swingle Singers brought classical music into the Qiana Age with best-selling Bach that bubbled and bounced, died on...
Biography of Ward Swingle, Swingle Singing and the Swingle Singers.
Jan 20, 2015 · A great musician and mentor, Ward Swingle changed the way we listen and think about music, and redefined choral and a cappella singing forever. The large family of ex-Swingles (as we are known!) have a unique bond, and will forever be in Ward’s debt. — Ben Parry.
Jan 20, 2015 · Ward Swingle, who formed a singing group that reimagined Bach and Mozart with driving jazz rhythms and playfully scatlike vocals — and that put centuries-old classical masterworks on the pop...
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Jan 19, 2015 · The creator of the popular, 'a cappella' vocal style of jazz and classical music, was 87. The legendary Swingle Singers vocal group announced the death of their "founder, friend and mentor," describing him as an "inspiration to so many in the vocal community and beyond."
