Cliff Burton
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Summary
Cliff Burton was born on February 10, 1962[1], in Castro Valley[2]. He died on September 27, 1986[3], in Dörarp[4]. He worked as a bass guitarist[5], musician[6], and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,535 views/month, #5,056 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[9]
- Educated at: Castro Valley High School[10], Chabot College[11]
- Member of: Agents of Misfortune[12], Trauma[13], Metallica[14], Spastik Children[15]
- Sex or gender: male[16]
- Genre: thrash metal[17], speed metal[18]
- Commons category: Cliff Burton[19]
- Cause of death: traffic collision[20], blunt trauma[21]
- Family name: Burton[22]
- Given name: Clifford[23], Lee[24]
- Manner of death: accidental death[25]
- Instrument: bass guitar[26]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
- Name in native language: Clifford Lee Burton[28]
- Short name: Cliff Burton[29]
- Start of work period: 1979[30]
- Copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[31]
- P14750: 3614-D5D5-5D09-F724-5E4B[32]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[33]
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Country: US[34]
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Began / founded: 1962-02-10[35]
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Ended / dissolved: 1986-09-27[36]
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Genre(s): heavy metal, metal, thrash metal[37]
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Community tags: american, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal[38]
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MusicBrainz ID: 7a77627e-78f3-489f-827a-7caea3342bba[39]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Cliff Burton include Cliff 'Em All[40], a film[41], directed by Doug Freel[42].
Why It Matters
Cliff Burton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for him include Cliff 'Em All[40], a film[41], directed by Doug Freel[42].
FAQs
Where was Cliff Burton born?
Cliff Burton was born in Castro Valley[2].
Where did Cliff Burton die?
Cliff Burton passed away in Dörarp[4].
What did Cliff Burton do for work?
Cliff Burton worked as a bass guitarist[5], musician[6], and guitarist[7].
Where did Cliff Burton go to school?
Cliff Burton was educated at Castro Valley High School[10] and Chabot College[11].