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![]() Williams performing with AC/DC in 1982 | |
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Birth name | Clifford Williams |
Born | Romford, Essex, England | 14 December 1949
Origin | Hoylake, Merseyside, England |
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Years active | 1966–2016, 2018–present[1][2] |
Labels | Columbia |
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Website | acdc |
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. Williams announced his retirement from AC/DC in 2016, but returned for their 2020 comeback album Power Up along with band mates Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd. His side projects include benefit concerts.