Anita Ward

Anita Ward
Ward at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival presentation of The Record Man
Ward at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival presentation of The Record Man
Background information
Born (1956-12-20) December 20, 1956 (age 67)[1]
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
InstrumentVocals
Years active1979–present
Labels

Anita Ward (born December 20, 1956[2][3]) (sources differ) is an American singer and musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Beginning her professional music career in the late 1970s, Ward is best known for her 1979 million-selling chart-topper R&B/Disco hit "Ring My Bell": it was no. 1 on the United States Hot 100, R&B, and Dance charts, and in the United Kingdom.[2]

  1. ^ Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857123602.
  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Biography: Anita Ward". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2623. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.