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the toy shop , yes , king crimson , uk , breed genesis , earthworks , chris squire , bruford , kazumi , watanabe , anderson bruford wakeman howe , bruford levin upper savoy extremities , gong , national health , steve howe , brown gordian knot , annette peacock , mabel greer 's 1968 -- 2009 william scott bruford sevenoaks , kent , england polydor , e.g. , voiceprint , winterfold , summerfold 250px yes non_vocal_instrumentalist 17 may 1949 drums , percussion progressive rock , instrumental rock , jazz/fusion bill bruford utrecht 2008.jpg bill bruford
 bill bruford musician , songwriter
bill bruford

william scott `` bill '' bruford -lrb- born 17 may 1949 -rrb- is an english drummer , percussionist , composer , producer , and record label owner .
he was the original drummer for the progressive rock group yes , from 1968 -- 1972 .
bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s , including a stint as touring drummer for genesis in 1976 .
following his departure from yes and at various times until 1997 , bruford was the drummer for progressive rock band king crimson .
bruford moved away from progressive rock to concentrate on jazz in 1987 , leading his own jazz group , earthworks , for several years .
he was inducted into the `` modern drummer '' hall of fame in 1990 .
he retired from public performance in 2009 , but continues to run his two record labels and to speak and write about music .
his autobiography , `` bill bruford : the autobiography '' , was published in early 2009 .
