Biography
Ian Frank Hill (born 20 January 1951) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and mainstay for the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Hill learned how to play the double bass from his father, a bass player for local jazz acts. He is a childhood friend and schoolmate of fellow (ex) band member KK Downing. He was briefly married to Rob Halford's sister from 1976 to 1984 until they divorced, and it was through her relationship with Hill that Halford was introduced into the band in 1973. He has been playing bass with the band ever since and is the only original member continuously in the band from the beginning, following Downing's departure in 2011. During the early years of the band, he played bass by finger-picking, but has since preferred to play with a pick.
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