Cliff Williams Musical artist

Clifford "Cliff" Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician who has been a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC as their bassist and backing vocalist since mid-1977. He had started his professional music career in 1967 and was previously in the British groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. The band, including Williams, was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Williams's playing style is noted for basic bass lines which follow the rhythm guitar. Williams's side projects, while a member of AC/DC, include benefit concerts and playing with Emir & Frozen Camels on their album San (2002) and a European tour.

Personal facts

Cliff Williams
Birth dateDecember 14, 1949
Birth place
Romford , Essex
Hometown
Hoylake
Merseyside

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Musical artist

Career started1966
associated musical artist
Alexis Korner
Al Stewart
Home (UK band)
AC/DC
Bandit (band)
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Heavy metal music
Rock and roll
Blues rock
Progressive rock
Hard rock
instrument
Bass guitar
Singing
Fender Jazz Bass
Fender Precision Bass
Music Man (company)
record label
Columbia Records

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External resources

  1. http://www.accadacca.net/index.html
  2. http://www.acdc.com
  3. http://www.atlanticrecords.com/acdc