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Bill Berry

Born 31 July 1958.

R.E.M. Drummer

Bill Berry performs as Thirteen-One-Eleven.

Biography

William "Bill" Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958, Duluth, Minnesota) is an American former musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer in alternative rock band R.E.M. for 17 years, before retiring from the group and becoming a farmer. Apart from his drumming duties, he played many other instruments including guitar, bass guitar, piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M. records. After his retirement from the band he has maintained a low profile, making sporadic reunions with R.E.M. and appearing on other artists' records.

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Credits

Role Artist Release
Vocal R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
Instrument R.E.M. Monster (1994)
Instrument R.E.M. Automatic for the People (1992)
Instrument R.E.M. Out of Time (1991)
Composer R.E.M. Green (1988)
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