Cliff Williams

Cliff Williams is the steady heartbeat of AC/DC, and I'd argue that band doesn't groove the way it does without him. Born in Romford in 1949, he'd already paid his dues in Home and Bandit before joining for 1978's Powerage, and from then on he was the rock-solid anchor under all that chaos. What I love about his playing is the discipline; he never overplays, he just locks in with the drums and lets the riffs breathe. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2003, he's the textbook case for why a great bassist is felt more than noticed.

Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. Williams was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of AC/DC in 2003.

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Name (English)

Cliff Williams

Name (Japanese)

クリフ・ウィリアムズ

Reading

くりふ・うぃりあむず

Born

December 14, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Origin

Romford, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

Private

Occupation

bassist / guitarist / musician

Elementary school

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Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

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Siblings

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Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.acdc.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA

Tags

• bassist
• guitarist
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.