- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Bill Bruford
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, Bruford, which was active until 1980. During the 1980s, Bruford returned to King Crimson for three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including Patrick Moraz and David Torn), and formed his own electric jazz band Earthworks in 1986. He then played with his former Yes bandmates in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which eventually led to a very brief second stint in Yes. Bruford played in King Crimson for his third and final tenure from 1994 to 1997, then continued with a new acoust…
Filmography
movieKing Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic
2023 · Self - Drums
movieIn the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
2022
movieYes: Close to the Edge
2013 · Drums, Percussion
movieKing Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994
2012 · Acoustic & Electronic Percussions
movieYes - Union Live
2011 · Self - Drums
Yes: Rock Of The 70's
movieYes: Rock Of The 70's
2009 · Himself
movieProg Rock Britannia
2009 · Self
movieYes: Classic Artists
2007 · Himself
movieYES: Fragile
2002 · Percussion
Bill Bruford's Earthworks – Footloose In NYC
movieBill Bruford's Earthworks – Footloose In NYC
2002 · Himself
movieKing Crimson: Deja VROOOM
1999 · Himself (drums, percussion)
movieAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
1993 · Himself - Drums
movieYesYears
1991
movieYes - Union Tour Denver
1991 · self
movieAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
1989
movieA Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
1989 · Percussion
movieKazumi Watanabe w/Bill Bruford & Jeff Berlin - The Spice of Life
1987
movieKing Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in Japan
1984 · Drums
movieKing Crimson: The Noise (Live at Frejus)
1984
movieKing Crimson: Live in Munich, 1982
1982
movieGenesis: In Concert
1977 · Self
Steve Howe - Beginnings
movieSteve Howe - Beginnings
1975 · Self
movieAmougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
1970 · Self