Helen Ward, who sang with the Benny Goodman band in the 1930s, has died. She was 82. ... Often, she would be handed the sheet music for a song the same day she performed it.

Helen Ward was one of the most popular singers of the big band era, becoming a national sensation as vocalist for the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Helen Ward was born in New York City on Sept. 19, 1916, ...

HELEN ESTELLE WARD (nee Stevens) Born May 7, 1932 in Aberdeen, Mississippi. She moved to Gary, Indiana in 1934. In 1937 she attended Pulaski Elementary School before attending Gary Roosevelt High S… ...