Robin Ward

Robin Ward, born Jacqueline Eloise McDonnell in 1941 in Nebraska is best remembered for her single "Wonderful Summer", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #14 in December 1963. Ward and her family moved to Los Angeles when she was a child and, although she sang, she did not turn professional until her early twenties when she was already married and a mother. She recorded two singles, which were both unsuccessful, before Dot Records released ‘Wonderful Summer’, a ballad which celebrated the joys of a summer romance. She recorded a follow-up, "Winter's Here", which intended to apply the same magic to winter but it failed to hit the Hot 100 and Robin Ward’s career never regained its momentum.