Robin Ward
Robin Ward
Top Songs
| 1 | Wonderful Summer | ||
| 2 | Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day | ||
| 3 | Today I Fell In Love | ||
| 4 | For All We Know | ||
| 5 | Teach Me Tonight |
Albums
Jun 2012 • 1 song
Oct 1963 • 12 songs
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- The Valley’s 60s & 70s Hits!
- 60s & 70s Pop Hits
- Columbia & Greene's 60s & 70s Hits
About
Biography
Famed for the 1963 ballad "Wonderful Summer," pop singer Robin Ward was born Jacqueline McDonnell in Hawaii in 1941. Raised primarily in Nebraska, she later became a Los Angeles session vocalist under her married name, Jackie Ward; for "Wonderful Summer," her solo debut for Dot, she borrowed the name Robin from her daughter, believing it more suitable for the teen audience the record courted. A lushly dramatic classic of the girl group genre, the single reached the number 14 spot a week before the Kennedy assassination; Ward recorded five more singles for Dot but never recaptu...