Ray Burton, father of the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, has passed away. Connie Burton, Ray’s daughter/ Cliff’s sister, confirmed the news via a Facebook post.
“To let you all know that my Dad died last Wednesday. Rest in peace 🙏❣️💔 Dad.”
In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Ray spoke at the ceremony.
“I just want to thank the Hall of Fame selection committee for selecting these wonderful young men behind me. They’re a great group and the thing I’ve always liked about ’em is, you see them play in person and you just immediately get a big smile on your face. … It’s a degree of happiness that they have a great ability to perform that way. … But there is one person that I want to mention, a person that I think was Metallica’s and certainly Cliff Burton’s greatest fan. And that was Cliff’s mother Jan.”
