Tony Williams (drummer)
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Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997)[1] was an American jazz drummer. Williams first gained fame as a member of Miles Davis' "Second Great Quintet," and later pioneered jazz fusion with Davis' group and his own combo, the Tony Williams Lifetime.[2] In 1970, music critic Robert Christgau described him as "probably the best drummer in the world."[3] Williams was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1986.[4]
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Birth name | Anthony Tillmon Williams |
Born | (1945-12-12)December 12, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 23, 1997(1997-02-23) (aged 51) Daly City, California, U.S. |
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Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1961–1997 |
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