What is Bill Rieflin?
[[File:Bill Rieflin 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|Rieflin in 2012]] '''William Frederick Rieflin''' (September 29, 1960 – March 24, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] musician. He first became well-known in the 1990s for his work mainly as a drummer with groups such as [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], the [[Revolting Cocks]], [[Lard (band)|Lard]], [[KMFDM]], [[Pigface]], [[Swans (band)|Swans]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]]. He worked often with [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] following the retirement of [[Bill Berry]] in 1997. He was also a member of [[King Crimson]] until his death in 2020. He was born in [[Seattle, Washington]]. On March 24, 2020, Rieflin died of cancer at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bill-rieflin-drummer-for-ministry-king-crimson-and-rem-dead-at-59/|title=Bill Rieflin, Drummer for Ministry, King Crimson, and R.E.M., Dead at 59|author=Ruiz, Matthew Ismael|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020|work=Pitchfork}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{AllMusic}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rieflin, Bill}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American keyboardists]] [[Category:American rock drummers]] [[Category:American rock singers]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in the United States]] [[Category:Musicians from Seattle]] {{US-bio-stub}}