Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
AC/DC
AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...
. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups
Home
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and
Bandit
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. His first studio album with AC/DC was ''
Powerage
''Powerage'' is the fifth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1978. This was the band's first album to feature Cliff Williams on bass guitar, and it was also the first AC/DC album not to have a title track (aside fro ...
'' in 1978. Williams was inducted into the American
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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as a member of AC/DC in 2003. Williams announced his retirement from AC/DC in 2016, but returned for their 2020 comeback album ''
Power Up
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'' along with band mates
Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Rol ...
and
Phil Rudd
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecius, 19 May 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints. On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became ...
. His side projects include benefit concerts.
Early life
Clifford Williams was born on 14 December 1949 in
Romford, Essex
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. In 1961, he moved with his family to
Hoylake, Merseyside, where he was influenced by the local
Merseybeat movement and decided to become a musician.
At the age of 13, he and some friends formed a band. He listed
The Rolling Stones
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,
The Who
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,
The Kinks
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, and
blues
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musicians such as
Bo Diddley
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as influences, and mostly learned to play bass by "listening to records and picking out notes", with his formal training limited to some lessons from a professional bassist in nearby
Liverpool
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.
He left school when he was 16 years old, working as an engineer by day and musician by night.
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Career
Early career
In 1966, Williams moved to London
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,[ where he worked at a demolition site and in supermarkets while playing in various short-lived bands. He met guitarist ]Laurie Wisefield
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Early career
Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the progressive rock b ...
(later a member of Wishbone Ash
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) and the two became members of a band, Sugar, which soon broke up. In 1970, Williams and Wisefield joined with singer Mick Stubbs, keyboardist
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Clive John, and drummer Mick Cook to form the progressive rock
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group Home
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. The band signed a recording deal with Epic Records
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and issued their debut LP, '' Pause for a Hoarse Horse'', in 1971.[ Home was a supporting act for ]Jeff Beck
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, Mott the Hoople
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, The Faces
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and Led Zeppelin
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.
In 1972, Jim Anderson replaced John on keyboards and Home released a self-titled album, featuring their only hit single, "Dreamer", which peaked at No. 41 in the UK album charts. Their next album, ''The Alchemist'', followed in 1973, but did not gain chart success. When British folk
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singer-songwriter Al Stewart suggested that Home back him on his first American tour in March 1974, Mick Stubbs left the group. The rest of the members became the Al Stewart Band, but split up after the tour.[ Williams briefly played with the American band Stars before forming ]Bandit
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in 1974. Bandit's line-up included vocalist Jim Diamond and drummer Graham Broad (later in Bucks Fizz and Roger Waters's band). The group signed with Arista Records
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and released a self-titled album in 1977. Bandit also performed as Alexis Korner
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's backing band on 1977's ''The Lost Album'' before disbanding later that year.
AC/DC
Williams considered retiring from music following Bandit's breakup, but one of the group's guitarists, Jimmy Litherland, convinced him to audition for the Australian group AC/DC
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, who were looking for a bassist after firing Mark Evans shortly after recording their 1977 studio album ''Let There Be Rock
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''. AC/DC had formed in Australia in 1973 and by mid-1977 the line-up was Malcolm Young
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter of AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginn ...
on rhythm guitar and backing vocals alongside his brother Angus Young
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on lead guitar, Phil Rudd
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecius, 19 May 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints. On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became ...
on drums and Bon Scott
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Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotlan ...
on vocals. Shortly after deciding to audition for the band, Williams saw AC/DC on ''Top of the Pops
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'' and was impressed,[ describing them as "outrageous".][
For his audition, Williams played four jam sessions with the band,] and on 27 May 1977 was officially asked to join AC/DC. Angus declared the decision was partially motivated by the bassist's good looks, which the band hoped would attract more women to their concerts. As Williams was replacing an Australian musician, there were issues resulting in problems obtaining a work permit to enter the country. His first performances with AC/DC were in Australia supporting the ''Let There Be Rock'' album, with two secret gigs at Sydney's Lifesaver. The album ''Powerage
''Powerage'' is the fifth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1978. This was the band's first album to feature Cliff Williams on bass guitar, and it was also the first AC/DC album not to have a title track (aside fro ...
'' (1978), produced by Vanda & Young
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, marked Williams's studio debut. Williams remained in AC/DC from that time onwards until 2016, with only a temporary departure in 1991 as he suffered a kidney infection, during which Paul Greg had to play bass for some North American concerts in the Razors Edge World Tour
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. In addition to his role as bassist with AC/DC, Williams also contributed backing vocals. He has said that his favourite albums with the band are ''Powerage'' and ''Back in Black
''Back in Black'' is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album to feature lead singer Brian Johnson, following the death ...
''. On 7 July 2016, Williams announced his plans to retire from the music industry following AC/DC's Rock or Bust World Tour
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. He cited his opinion that AC/DC was now "a changed animal" with the recent departures of several core band members; Malcolm Young
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter of AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginn ...
could no longer contribute due to dementia
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, Phil Rudd
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could not tour due to being under house arrest, and Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Rol ...
was forced into retirement due to hearing problems. In September 2016, during his last performance with AC/DC at the Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to:
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in Philadelphia
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, Williams was brought to the front of the stage by Angus Young
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to take a bow in the middle of "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song was first released on AC/DC's eighth studio album ''For Those About to Rock We Salute You'' in 1981, and later as a single in 1982. The single' ...
". On September 30, 2020, AC/DC officially confirmed that Williams, along with fellow band mates Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd, have rejoined the band.
Side projects
In 1984, Williams played bass and backing vocals on Adam Bomb's song "I Want My Heavy Metal", for the album ''Fatal Attraction''. During AC/DC's hiatus in the 2000s, Williams joined Bosnian musician Emir Bukovica's band Emir & Frozen Camels. The group recorded the album ''San'' in 2002 and played in some European clubs. In 2005, Williams and AC/DC singer Johnson played in a hurricane relief event in Florida, promoted by the John Entwistle
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Foundation. There Williams met drummer Steve Luongo, president of the foundation and former member of the John Entwistle band. Luongo later brought Williams, Johnson, and guitarist Mark Hitt for the Classic Rock Cares charity project. The quartet composed and recorded ten tracks in the studio in 2007, and followed that with a tour to raise funds for the foundation.[ In 2011, Williams played on a benefit concert organized by ]Mark Farner
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Earl ...
.[ Williams said he also occasionally plays with a ]rhythm and blues
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band from Fort Myers called The Juice.[
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Accolades
Since Williams' introduction to the band, AC/DC has been inducted to the Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing th ...
's Hall of Fame
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(in 1988), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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(in 2003). In 1982, Williams was chosen as "Bassist of the Year" in a vote conducted by ''Kerrang!
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'' magazine.
Personal life
Williams married his American wife Georganne in 1980. They have two children: model and actress Erin Lucas (born 1984) and Luke (born 1986). The couple initially settled in Hawaii
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, US,[ but this left them feeling too isolated, and they found the school system to be lacking. In 1986, they moved to ]Fort Myers, Florida
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, US, at the suggestion of AC/DC bandmate and nearby resident Brian Johnson
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.[ Williams also spends time in ]Aix-en-Provence
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, France, where he has distant relatives. Williams' hobbies include fishing, flying,[ and wine.
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Style
Williams' role in AC/DC was to provide steady but basic bassline
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s which followed the rhythm guitar of Malcolm Young, consisting mostly of eighth note
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s. His basslines were sometimes written by Malcolm and Angus Young during composition, and at other times Williams developed them based on the other instrumental tracks. Williams has said of his playing, "It's not the assline that counts. It is the ''feel''. My favorite AC/DC tune to play is 'Down Payment Blues', because it's so simple. I play four notes throughout the song, but I get off on the ''whole'' thing—not me noodlin' away."[ He also said that he plays "the same thing in every song, for the most part ..in AC/DC's music, the song is more important than any individual's bit in it". He added that "complex asslines wouldn't add anything to a guitar-oriented band like C/DC so e triesto create a bottom layer that drives what C/DC'sguys are doing on top".][ Williams had no difficulty keeping his low profile within the band, declaring, "I don't have any problem doing this, because I enjoy playing simply. I never feel angry or prisoner."][ Nevertheless, he very occasionally employs more melodic lines and passing notes on some songs, such as ]Satellite Blues
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. His playing technique is mostly centred around downpicking
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, with the occasional use of plucking to mute the strings, which he says "adds more definition and tightens up the notes, and it gives the sound less sustain".[
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Equipment
In his first appearance in 1977, he used a Gibson Ripper only for the "Let There Be Rock" music video. Williams' trademark instrument is the StingRay
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and other basses by Music Man, strung with D'Addario (.045, .065, .085, .105) flatwounds in the studio and roundwound XLs in concert.[Alt URL]
/ref> In October 2020, Ernie Ball Music Man announced that they are releasing
Cliff Williams Signature Bass
which will be a genuine replica of his 1979 Music Man StingRay bass. Williams states that despite trying other basses over the years, he always went back to Music Man's instruments, which he described as "a tremendous work horse of a bass".[ Other basses used include the ]Fender Precision Bass
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,[ a ]Gibson Thunderbird
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Background and introduction
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non-reverse, Fender Jazz Bass
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, the Steinberger L-series, a Gibson EB-3
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and at least two LAG Custom basses. Williams used 3 Ampeg
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SVT-810E cabinets with 2 SVT-4PRO Heads, but if there was any interference with the wireless systems, he used cables in his live performances.[
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External links
AC/DC's new official website
AC/DC profile page by Atlantic Records
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