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Ward Swingle

American jazz singer (1927–2015)
Person Human Q2549075

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 21, 1927
Date of death
January 19, 2015
Place of birth
Mobile
Place of death
Eastbourne
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
singer, jazz musician, film score composer, musician, jazz singer
Educated at
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music[11]
Award received
Fulbright Scholarship[12]
Genre
jazz[17]
Official website
wardswingle.com[21]
Student of
Walter Gieseking[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Swingle[18]
Given name
Ward, Lamar[19][20]
Instrument
piano, voice[23][24]
Member of
The Swingle Singers, Les Double Six, Swingle II[13][14][15]
Start of work period
1951[26]
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🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000121485009
VIAF cluster ID
115801033
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85194185
GND ID
134535049
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ward Swingle (1964).jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p113404
AllMusic artist ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139338100
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1010933
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
15982
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Danish National Filmography person ID
202581
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
360355
Elonet person ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
163695
Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
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Grove Music Online ID
A2219590
HAND ID
B86A-6006-3B36-4ED5-93DD
Hyperion Records person ID
C5306
IMDb ID
nm0842715
IdRef ID
070277354
Internet Broadway Database person ID
107066
J9U entity ID
987007320990105171
KBR person ID
20886909
Kinobox person ID
911627
Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000303261
NL CR AUT ID
xx0037078
NUKAT ID
n2020206379
National Library of Latvia ID
000328542
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX858933
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072197846
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100546894
PORT person ID
171489
Prabook ID
1740734
Rate Your Music artist ID
ward_swingle
SACEM Museum artist ID
14561
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
47172
Swedish Film Database person ID
219127
Swedish National Library Arken ID
Swingle,-Ward
TMDB person ID
19790
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
8866
WikiTree person ID
Swingle-800
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1cca1ad0-2fe1-47b8-bede-dd7f828a9240
Yandex Music artist ID
83776
ČSFD person ID
160791

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🔗 Connections
Compositions 4
Gates to Paradise, Banana Peel, Operation St. Peter's, Diamond Safari
Mb:member of band 3
The Swingle Singers, Les Double Six, Les Fontana
Occupation 3
singer, film score composer, jazz musician
Instrument 2
piano, voice
Award received 1
Fulbright Scholarship
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
The Swingle Singers
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
The Swingle Singers
Place of birth 1
Mobile
Place of death 1
Eastbourne
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Walter Gieseking
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Summary

Ward Swingle was born on September 21, 1927[1], in Mobile[2]. He died on January 19, 2015[3], in Eastbourne[4]. He worked as a singer[5], jazz musician[6], film score composer[7], musician[8], and jazz singer[9].

FAQs

Where was Ward Swingle born?

Ward Swingle was born in Mobile[2].

Where did Ward Swingle die?

Ward Swingle passed away in Eastbourne[4].

What did Ward Swingle do for work?

Ward Swingle worked as a singer[5], jazz musician[6], film score composer[7], musician[8], and jazz singer[9].

Where did Ward Swingle go to school?

Ward Swingle was educated at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music[11].

What awards did Ward Swingle receive?

Honors received include Fulbright Scholarship[12].

Related Entities

United States

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  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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