List of Yes band members
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| Yes | |
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Yes in concert, 1977
Left to right: Steve Howe, Alan White, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Years active | 1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–present |
| Members | Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison |
| Past members | Former members |
The following list details musicians who have been and still are members of the English progressive rock band Yes since its formation in 1968. Their latest lineup includes bassist Billy Sherwood, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, keyboardist Geoff Downes and lead vocalist Jon Davison. The band was split between 1981 and 1982 and on hiatus from 2004 to 2008. Squire was the only member to be part of every one of the band's incarnations until Yes announced on 19 May 2015 that he was suffering of acute erythroid leukemia and was replaced (at the most) on his live duties by returning member Billy Sherwood.[1] Squire died from leukemia on 27 June 2015.
Contents
Members
Current members
- Active: 1970–1981, 1990–1992, 1995–2004, 2008–present
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, lap steel & pedal steel guitar, laud, mandolin
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from The Yes Album (1971) to Drama (1980), Union (1991), all Yes releases from Keys to Ascension (1996)
- Active: 1972–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–present
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)
- Active: 1980–1981, 2011–present
- Instruments: keyboards, keytar, vocoder
- Release contributions: Drama (1980), all Yes releases from Fly from Here (2011)
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Billy Sherwood, bassist, guitarist and keyboardist (1997–2000, 2015-present)
- Active: 1997–2000, 2015-present; Touring member: 1994
- Instruments: keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
- Release contributions: Open Your Eyes (1997), The Ladder (1999), The Word is Live (2005)
- Non-member contributions: Union (1991) (keyboards, guitar, bass guitar) Keys to Ascension (1996) (mixer) Keys to Ascension 2 (1997) (producer, mixer) Heaven & Earth (2014) (mixer, engineer)
- Active: 2012–present
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards
- Release contributions: Heaven & Earth (2014)[2]
Former members
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Jon Anderson (2011), lead vocalist (1968-1980, 1982-1988, 1990-2004)
- Active: 1968–1980, 1982–1988, 1990–2004
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion, harp, keyboards
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Tormato (1978), Yesshows (1980), all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Union Live (2011)
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Chris Squire (c. 1978), bassist (1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–2015)
- Active: 1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–2015 (his death)
- Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
- Release contributions: all Yes releases
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Tony Kaye (c. 1994), keyboardist (1968-1971, 1982-1983, 1983-1994)
- Active: 1968–1971, 1982–1983, 1983–1994
- Instruments: organ, piano, synth
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to The Yes Album (1971), All Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Active: 1968–Sept. 1968, Nov. 1968–1972, 1990–1992
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Yessongs (1973), Union (1991), Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Peter Banks
- Active: 1968–1970
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: Yes (1969), Time and a Word (1970), Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Tony O'Reilly
- Active: Sept. 1968–Nov. 1968
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
- Active: 1971–1974, 1976–1980, 1990–1992, 1995–1996, 2002–2004
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Fragile (1971) to Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), Going for the One (1977), Tormato (1978), Union (1991), Keys to Ascension (1996), Keys to Ascension 2 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005), Live at Montreux 2003 (2007), Union Live (2011)
- Patrick Moraz
- Active: 1974–1976
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Relayer (1974), Yesshows (1980), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Active: 1980–1981
- Instruments: lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
- Release contributions: Drama (1980), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Non-member contributions: 90125 (1983) (producer, backing vocals) Big Generator (1987) (producer) Fly from Here (2011) (producer, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals)
- Active: 1982–1994
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994), The Word Is Live (2005), Union Live (2011)
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Eddie Jobson (c. 2009), keyboardist (1983)
- Active: 1983
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: none
- Igor Khoroshev
- Active: 1997–2000
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: The Ladder(1999), The Word is Live (2005)
- Non-member contributions: Open Your Eyes (1997) (keyboards)
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Benoît David (2010), lead vocalist (2008-2012)
- Active: 2008–2012
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011), In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)
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Oliver Wakeman (c. 2010), keyboardist (2008-2011)
- Active: 2008–2011
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)
- Non-member contributions: Fly from Here (2011) (keyboards)[3][4]
Timeline
Studio musicians
Session musicians
- David Foster
- Instruments: backing vocals, guitar
- Release contributions: Time and a Word (1970)
- Colin Goldring
- Instruments: recorder
- Release contributions: The Yes Album (1971)
- Deepak Khazanchi[citation needed]
- Instruments: sitar, tambura
- Release contributions: 90125 (1983)
- Casey Young
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: 9012Live: The Solos (195)
- Jimmy Zavala
- Instruments: harmonica
- Release contributions: Big Generator (1987)
- Union (1991) session musicians (not including musicians otherwise mentioned on this page)
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- Jonathan Elias (synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals), Tony Levin (bass guitar, chapman stick), Jimmy Haun (guitar), Allan Schwartzberg (percussion), Gary Barlough (synthesizer), Jerry Bennett (synthesizer, percussion), Jim Crichton (synthesizer, keyboards), Gary Falcone (backing vocals), Deborah Anderson (backing vocals), Ian Lloyd (backing vocals), Tommy Funderburk (backing vocals), Sherman Foote (synthesizer), Brian Foraker (synthesizer), Chris Fosdick (synthesizer), Rory Kaplan (synthesizer), Alex Lasarenko (synthesizer, keyboards), Michael Sherwood (backing vocals), Danny Vaughn (backing vocals)
- Steve Porcaro
- Instruments: synthesizer, keyboards
- Release contributions: Union (1991), Open Your Eyes (1997)
- Randy Raine-Reusch
- Instruments: world instruments
- Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)
- Rhys Fulber
- Instruments: dance loops
- Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)
- Luís Jardim
- Instruments: percussion
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011)
- Gerard Johnson
- Instruments: piano
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011)
Studio group and conductor contributions
- Richard Williams Singers
- Release contributions: Going for the One (1977)
- The Marguerita Horns
- Members: Tom Keenlyside (piccolo, saxophone), Derry Burns (trumpet), Rod Murray (trombone), Tom Colclough (saxophone), Neil Nicholson (tuba)
- Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)
- Larry Groupé (conductor)
- Release contributions: Magnification (2001)
Live musicians
Touring musicians
- Tom Brislin
- Active: 2001
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
Live group and conductor contributions
- Wilhelm Keitel (conductor)
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.guitarworld.com/yes-recruit-new-singer-jon-davison-spring-tour
- ↑ http://www.guitarworld.com/photo-gallery-yes-members-throughout-years-0
- ↑ http://thebritishsound.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-family-tree.html
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