‘Ring My Bell’: How a Memphis teacher brought the Bluff City disco gold
Anita Ward became well-known in 1979 with the hit song "Ring My Bell." Now retired, she still performs occasionally. “... I don’t have any regrets about it, because everybody’s life, when we come into this world, is already predestined.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Songwriter Frederick Knight originally conceived “Ring My Bell” as a song for teens about talking on the phone, but it became a hit for older audiences in the disco-era when it came out on Anita Ward's debut album.
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