There are 3 article(s) tagged Anita Ward:

• March 2021

  • February/March playlist: Where Black history and women’s history meet

    A mix of Black women music-makers from Memphis, past and present, honors both February’s Black History Month celebration and Women’s History Month in March. 

    By Elizabeth Cawein March 14, 2021

• December 2019

  • Boyd: 40 Memphis songs I loved in 2019

    Some new songs and some old help a Memphis music devotee figure out what defines this town's expression.

    By Jared Boyd December 31, 2019

• November 2019

  • ‘Ring My Bell’: How a Memphis teacher brought the Bluff City disco gold

    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.

    By Jared Boyd November 14, 2019