Sherwood Ball

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Sherwood Ball is one of the sons of Ernie Ball, who any musician worth his salt knows is the gold standard for strings and things. Growing up in a family where artistic endeavors were encouraged, Sherwood has worked both in acting and in music most of his life. He enjoyed some small success in the USA as a singer/songwriter in his own right and as a sought-after session singer/musician, but it was from Japan where his greatest popularity came. This likely opened the door to his very long-term gig as The... more

Sherwood Ball is one of the sons of Ernie Ball, who any musician worth his salt knows is the gold standard for strings and things. Growing up in a family where artistic endeavors were encouraged, Sherwood has worked both in acting and in music most of his life. He enjoyed some small success in the USA as a singer/songwriter in his own right and as a sought-after session singer/musician, but it was from Japan where his greatest popularity came. This likely opened the door to his very long-term gig as The Voice of Toyota: that wonderful, raspy, energetic narration to the car maker's TV and radio commercials.