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Vinony files it under 1927 births, 2015 deaths and American expatriates in France.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927-09-21
- Active to
- 2015-01-19
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 730
- Total plays
- 1,866
Ward Swingle (born 21 September 1927) is an American vocalist and jazz musician. Swingle was born in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He studied music, particularly jazz, from a very young age. He was playing in Mobile-area Big Bands before finishing high school. After high school, Swingle graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He then moved to France, where he studied piano with the celebrated Walter Gieseking. In the 1960s he was a founding member of Les Double Six of Paris
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mobile
- Place of death
- Eastbourne
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Walter Gieseking
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- wardswingle.com
- Image
- Ward Swingle (1964).jpg
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- date of death
- 2015-01-19
- date of birth
- 1927-09-21
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- Commons category
- Ward Swingle
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