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.

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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)

Origin

Romford, United Kingdom

Occupation

bassist / guitarist / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

• Official sitehttps://www.acdc.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff%20Williams
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318694

Tags

• bassist
• guitarist
• musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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