Bill Clifton (pianist)

Bill Clifton
Background information
Birth nameBill Clifton
Born(1916-07-06)July 6, 1916
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 26, 1967(1967-02-26) (aged 50)
at sea
aboard the S.S. Argentina
GenresPopular music, Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1937–1967

Bill Clifton (July 6, 1916 February 26, 1967) was a Canadian jazz pianist based in New York City for almost three decades. He played with many of the name bands of the swing era and accompanied some of the music industry's most noted vocalists He is remembered today as an early and important influence on the great jazz pianist Bill Evans.