Arthur Downs Ward

Art Ward (né Arthur Downs Ward; 14 June 1922 – 29 January 2002) was a music industry entrepreneur who, among other things was a co-owner of A & R Recording, Inc., where he had served a president.

Ward was born in Maryland. Before his involvement with A & R Recording, he was Manager (from 1948 to 1953) of The Honey Dreamers, a popular vocal quintet, and The Arbors, a popular vocal quartet. He had also been director of public relations for Vitacoustic Records from September 1947 to March 1948 and a radio announcer for WBOC. He died, aged 79, in Queens, New York.

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