Jackie Ward really was a top-tier session singer… While she continued singing background vocals, performing in groups, she was doing tons of jingles. Oldsters like me probably remember her voice on all the old Rice-A-Roni commercials. #JackieWard #RiceARoni #OneHitWondered

Robin Ward is known as the ‘one-hit wonder,’ but Jackie Ward was a prolific session singer who dubbed vocals for numerous Hollywood stars, including Janet Leigh, Linda Evans, and, most famously, Natalie Wood in the 1965 Blake Edwards film The Great Race. #JackieWard #NatalieWood #OneHitWondered

Robin (Jackie) Ward

With bird-and-surf sound effects added, Perry Botkin, Jr. thought the track sounded release-ready… and since the fast voice didn’t exactly scream ‘adult singer,’ Jackie Ward suggested putting her daughter’s first name, Robin, on the label. #JackieWard #PerryBotkinJr #OneHitWondered