Cliff Williams: Bass Guitar

Cliff Williams was born on December 14, 1949 in Romford (Essex),
England. He moved with his familly to Liverpool when he was nine, where he
spent the first two working years of his life as an engineer before joining 
his first band. 

Linking up with singer Mick Stubbs, guitarist Laurie Wisefield, keyboard
player Clive John and drummer Mick Cook, Cliff found himself playing bass
for a band called Home. By 1970 the group's progressive brand of both
hard and soft rock had earned them a deal with Epic Records and a debut
LP was released the following year under the title 'Pause For A Hoarse
Horse'. In November 1971 Home supported Led Zeppelin at the Wembley
Empire Pool on the second of Led Zep's 'Electric Magic' concerts which
featured circus acts as well as rock bands. 

During 1972 Jim Anderson replaced Clive John on keyboards and Home
released a self-titled album, going on to have their one and only hit with
'Dreamer' in November 1972, which peaked at No. 41 in the UK album charts. 
'The Alchemist' followed in 1973 but by then the band seemed to have run 
their course, and when controversial folk troubadour Al Steward suggested 
they back him on his first American tour in March 1974, Mick Stubbs went 
his own way and the others bacame The Al Steward Band. This didn't last 
long, and Cliff Williams was next to jump ship, forming Bandit in 1974. 

Bandit quickly got a deal with Arista and released a self-titled album in
1977. Joining Cliff in this line-up were such future luminaries as vocalist Jim
Diamond (who went on to success as a solo artist) and drummer Graham
Broad (who was later to join Buck's Fizz). But Bandit did little business and
Cliff had no hesitation when he received the call from AC/DC.