Clifford T. Ward

He continued to record and write songs living at home, cared for by his wife, until he had to enter hospital a few weeks before his death. In 2001 they recorded an instrumental soundtrack for eight short undersea documentaries of Jean Painleve, entitled The Sounds Of The Sounds Of Science. In 1984 he was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis. They released And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out in 2000 (2000) and Summer Sun in 2003 (2003). In fact a new CD issue was announced for late January 2005 called Sometime Next Year. Painful (1993), Electr-o-Pura (1995) and I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) marked a steady progression towards folk-British Invasion oriented songs. He arouses strong loyalty in his fans and his records still sell well. May I Sing with Me (1992) included new bassist James McNew (of Christmas and Dump).

It has been said that he would have had more commercial success but he disliked touring and public appearances. 1990 saw the release of Fakebook, an album of mostly folk tunes, including covers from Gene Clark, Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers, the Escorts, the Flamin' Groovies, the Scene Is Now, the Kinks (1990), and notably, Yo la Tengo themselves. He was unusual for a pop star as fans who turned up at his home were usually invited in for a talk. President Yo La Tengo (1989) continued this trend, with raving reviews yet poor sales. He was compared to Paul McCartney by reviewers and his songs have strong melodies and concise original lyrics. 1987's New Wave Hot Dogs did much to establish the band's reputation among rock critics, though it sold poorly (1987). His songs were also recorded by Cliff Richard, Jack Jones, Art Garfunkel, and Judy Collins. Schramm and Lewis left the band, and Stephen Wichnewski joined, with Kaplan taking on the role of lead guitar.

His success was mostly in Britain and his other hits were Scullery and the song The Best Is Yet To Come covered by Justin Hayward. In 1986, their first LP, Ride the Tiger, was released. He was most successful in the mid-seventies with the hit single Gaye and the LP Home Thoughts From Abroad. They went through several other bandmembers before stabilizing with Dave Schramm and Mike Lewis for their debut recording, "The River of Water". Ward (1944 – 2001) was a British singer/songwriter. Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, a husband/wife duo, formed the band in 1984. Clifford T. who understood no Spanish.