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Since February 2023, the band has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood, singer Jon Davison, and drummer Jay Schellen. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers.
Oct 1, 2022 · Along with the band’s singer of almost a decade’s standing, Jon Davison, Howe first got together to compare song ideas in the autumn of 2019, but under lockdown Davison was largely stuck in Barbados while drummer Alan White and bass player Billy Sherwood remained at their homes in Seattle and Los Angeles respectively.
- Dave Ling
In August 1968, Yes formed with a line-up of singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, drummer Bill Bruford, and keyboardist Tony Kaye; the band played their first gig under the name on 4 August.
Yes are an English progressive rock band founded in 1968 by lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford.
Jul 28, 2024 · From 1971-75, Yes made Fragile, Close To The Edge and Tales From Topographic Oceans, plus a triple live album, Yessongs, while Wakeman also issued The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur.
Alan White took over as Yes’s drummer in 1972 and remained with the band until his death in 2022. White’s powerful yet nuanced drumming is featured on all Yes releases from Yessongs (1973) to The Quest (2021), contributing to the band’s evolving sound across five decades.
Jul 25, 2024 · Horn said that White – initially peeved by being displaced by a drum machine – eventually played a part in the programming, and played keyboards. It remains one of Horn's favourites among his own productions, and hip-hop artists have acknowledged that it pioneered the use of a sample as a breakbeat (yep, we're still talking about Yes!).
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