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- Works
- 8
Top works
- John Wetton an Extraordinary Life
- Bill Bruford - The Autobiography
- London, Reign over Me
- Uncharted
- Bill Bruford The Autobiography Yes King Crimson Earthworks And More
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Acting · Sevenoaks, Kent, England
William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974), Roy Harper (1975), and U.K. (1978), as well as touring with Genesis (1976). In 1978, he formed his own group,…
Known for
- King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic — Self - Drums2023
- In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 502022
- Yes: Close to the Edge — Drums, Percussion2013
- King Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994 — Acoustic & Electronic Percussions2012
- Yes - Union Live — Self - Drums2011
- Yes: Rock Of The 70's — Himself2009
- Prog Rock Britannia — Self2009
- Yes: Classic Artists — Himself2007
- Bill Bruford's Earthworks – Footloose In NYC — Himself2002
- YES: Fragile — Percussion2002
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949
Discography
- Master Strokes1986
- Master Strokes: 1978-19851986
- If Summer Had Its Ghosts1997
- An Introduction to Summerfold Records2002
- Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song2004
- In Concert in Holland2004
- An Introduction to Winterfold Records2005
- Earthworks Underground Orchestra2006
- In Two Minds2007
- Summerfold Collection: 1987–20082009
Member of
- Yes1968–1972
- King Crimson1972–1997
- King Crimson1972–1997
- Gong1974–1974
- National Health1975–1976
- U.K.1977–1978
- Bruford1977–1980
- Bill Bruford’s Earthworks1986–2008
- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe1988–1990
- Yes1991–1992
- Bruford Levin Upper Extremities1998–2000
- Pete Roth Triosince 2022
- Gordian Knot
- Absolute Elsewhere
- Bruford–Borstlap
- The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam
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- 70,965
- Total plays
- 595,044
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Bill Bruford is a versatile drummer whose sound has influenced countless other players in a variety of genres. From his tenures with Yes, Genesis and King Crimson in progressive rock to recordings with his bands Bruford and Bill Bruford's Earthworks in jazz, his precision and imagination are distinctive. He has also experimented widely with new technologies for percussion playing. 3/18/09 Bruford announced his retirement from performing on his web site. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Br
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
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· 2011 · cited 13,460x
- The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 9,161x
- Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 6,111x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,582x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Scott Bruford , ( 1949-05-17 ) 17 May 1949 (age 77) , Sevenoaks , Kent , England
- Genres
- Art rock avant-garde jazz jazz fusion new wave instrumental rock progressive rock
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter producer record label owner musicologist writer
- Instruments
- Drums percussion
- Years active
- 1967–2009 2022–present
- Labels
- Polydor E.G. Voiceprint Winterfold Summerfold
- Member of
- Pete Roth Trio
- Formerly of
- Mabel Greer's Toyshop Yes King Crimson Gong National Health U.K. Bruford Earthworks Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Bruford Levin Upper Extremities
- Website
- billbruford .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sevenoaks
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Tonbridge School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- E.G. Records
- Official website
- www.billbruford.com
- Image
- Bill-bruford.jpg
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- Bill Bruford
- date of birth
- 1949-05-17
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- Bill Bruford
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- name in native language
- Bill Bruford
- birth name
- William Scott Bruford
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Encyclopedic overview
William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English drummer and percussionist. He is known for his work from the late-1960s to the 1990s, primarily as both a founding member of Yes and as a member of three forms of King Crimson.
Having been a part of the founding of Yes in 1968, he recorded five albums with them including The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), and Close To The Edge (1972). Leaving Yes in 1972 Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with numerous groups. Most prominently he performed with King Crimson then after they disbanded in 1974 he worked with Roy Harper and U.K., and toured with Genesis in 1976 as a part of their A Trick of the Tail promotional tour. In 1978 he formed his own group, Bruford, which was active until 1980.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bill Bruford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.