William Clifton (Canadian Politician)
William Clifton may refer to: *Bill Clifton (born 1931), American musician *Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet (1653–1686) *William Clifton (Australian politician), Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1832–1870 *William Clifton (Canadian politician), in Toronto municipal election, 1946 and Toronto municipal election, 1947, 1947 *William Clifton (architect), architect of the IOOF Temple Building *William Clifton (footballer) (1891–1953), English footballer, played for Leyland, Preston North End and Rochdale *William de Clifton (fl. 1302-1305), MP for Lancashire See also

* William Cliffton, Philadelphian poet and pamphleteer * Clifton (surname) {{hndis, Clifton, William ...
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Bill Clifton
Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg; April 5, 1931) is an American bluegrass musician and singer who is credited with having organized one of the first bluegrass festivals in the United States in 1961.Wolff, Duane 2000, p. 209. Early life Born and raised on a farm in Riderwood, Maryland, United States, Clifton's family prospered in the tobacco trade during the nineteenth century. From an early age, he discovered his love for country music through the radio and records. Clifton began singing and playing the guitar by age 12. Early music career His education spans private schools from New England to Florida. Eventually, he enrolled at the University of Virginia in 1949 where his love for country music expanded to folk music through fellow students, Paul Clayton and Dave Sadler. While still in college, Clifton, Clayton, and Sadler formed the Dixie Mountain Boys together and began playing professionally at small radio stations in central Virginia. Because his family w ...
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