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| Born | May 17, 1949 |
| Hometown | Sevenoaks, United Kingdom |
| Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
| Spouse | Carolyn |
| Children | Alex Bruford |
| Parents | John Bruford , Betty Bruford |
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“We did two days recording… he fired the whole band on the first day”: Tony Levin recalls the “really evil” bandleader who was more challenging than Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp
- Despite a huge range of experience, bassist easily identifies the person he found most difficult to work with
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Bill Bruford surprises fans with live performance at John Wetton Tribute show
Bruford appeared alongside Roger Chapman, Rick Wakeman, Annie Haslam, Steve Hackett and more
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"It allows me to have a much broader palette": Watch Bill Bruford introduce TV viewers to electronic drums back in 1985
Presenter Lesley Judd gets up close and personal with then-King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford as he introduces the drum kit of the future
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“A reunion is something I'm absolutely resistant to”: how Yes weathered a decade of turmoil to return with their finest album in years
Yes men Steve Howe and Jon Davison look back at the band’s turbulent recent history – and what the future may hold
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Remembering the late Alan White
Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former John Lennon and Yes drummer Alan White, who sadly died in 2022
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Album Of The Week Club review
The self-titled Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the album from the version of Yes that wasn’t technically Yes at all
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"I’ve been booted out of King Crimson about three times": Bill Bruford on a life in music
From Yes and King Crimson to UK and Earthworks, the highly respected drummer with an extremely distinctive sound talks developing a thick skin, suffering for his art and why he doesn’t like looking backwards.
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Watch rare Yes gig footage from 1971 as the prog legends-in-waiting prepare to conquer the world
Rare BBC documentary on Yes catches the band in majestic flight and features new interviews with band members
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin on the Many Faces of Yes
Yes is among this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. As the ceremony nears, Yahoo Music talks to two major members of the band's lineup.
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10 Legendary Rock Drummers
These days, most drummers keep time. They play to "click tracks" in the studio and nothing much really happens. But there was a time when drummers led the band. These are the ten drummers who changed their band's sound forever.
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King Crimson Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Rhythm and Grace
Hope springs eternal in King Crimson freaks. Just before the band's second encore last night at the Nokia Theater in New York, a guy in the row behind me announced excitedly, "I've waited thirty-four years for 'Schizoid Man.'" He didn't get it. King Crimson, now celebrating their fortieth anniversary, ended the first of four small-room …
