Ian Frank Hill (born 20 January 1951, in West Bromwich, England) is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award winning heavy metal band, Judas Priest. His only three songwriter credits for Judas Priest are Winter and Caviar and Meths, both featured on the first Priest-album Rocka Rolla, and Invader, featured on Stained Class. As of 2011, Hill is the sole constant member of Judas Priest following the departure of KK Downing. Hill learned how to play the double bass from his father, a bass player for local jazz acts. His father died when he was only fifteen, but his contribution to Hill was the foundation for years to come. In 1970, together with schoolmate K.K. Downing, Hill formed pioneering heavy metal band Judas Priest. He has been playing bass with the band ever since and has witnessed them achieve platinum-covered status around the world. Hill is known[citation needed] for his solid and melodic bass playing, which proved to be the ideal background for the dual guitars of K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton and Rob Halfords operatic vocals. He also played a twin-neck bass guitar in concert on the DVD Electric Eye. During the early years of the band, he played bass finger-picking, but in the bands later years, he began playing with a pick which he felt adds attack to the songs. On rare occasions, he still plays with his fingers. youtu.be/Rl2KTMXyH0M
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