WARD, WADE
(1892–1971)
WARD, WADE (b. Benjamin W. W., Saddle Creek, Va., October 15, 1892–May 1971) One of the great old-time BANJO players, Ward was part of a historic Virginia family who were active in making music for generations. Born near Independence, Virginia, in the southwest corner of the state, Ward came from a Scotch-Irish family who had settled in the area at least as early as 1840. When Wade was ten, the family moved to a farm known as Peach Bottom Creek, which was Ward's home for the remaining…