List of Yes band members
The following list details musicians who have been and are members of the English progressive rock band Yes since its formation in 1968. The band was split up between 1981 and 1983. Bassist Chris Squire was the only member to be part of every one of the band's incarnations until his death in 2015, which left the band without any original members.
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 Yes in concert, 1977 Left to right: Steve Howe, Alan White, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Years active | 1968–1981, 1983–present |
| Members | Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison |
Members
Current members
Steve Howe
Steve Howe (c. 1978), guitarist (1970-1981, 1990-1992, 1995–present)
- Active: 1970–1981, 1990–1992, 1995–present
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, lap steel & pedal steel guitar
- Occasional Instruments: laud, mandolin, bass guitar, sitar, banjo
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from The Yes Album (1971) to Drama (1980), Union (1991), all new Yes releases from Keys to Ascension (1996) onward
Alan White (c. 2008), drummer (1972-1981, 1982-2004, 2008-present)
- Active: 1972–1981, 1982–present
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Occasional Instruments: piano, backing vocals
- Release contributions: all new Yes releases from Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) onward
Geoff Downes (c. 2006), keyboardist (1980-1981, 2011-present)
- Active: 1980–1981, 2011–present
- Instruments: keyboards
- Occasional Instruments: vocoder, programming
- Release contributions: Drama (1980), The Word Is Live (2005), all new Yes releases from Fly from Here (2011)
- Active: 1997–2000, 2015-present
- Instruments: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
- Occasional Instruments: timpani, harmonica
- Release contributions: All Yes releases from Open Your Eyes (1997) to House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000), Topographic Drama – Live Across America (2017) onward
- 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)
Jon Davison (2013), lead vocalist (2012-present)
- Active: 2012–present
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion
- Occasional Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: All new Yes releases from Heaven & Earth (2014), onward
Former members
Jon Anderson (2011), lead vocalist (1968-1980, 1983-1988, 1990-2004)
- Active: 1968–1980, 1983–1988, 1990–2004
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion, harp
- Occasional Instruments: keyboards, cuatro
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Tormato (1978), Yesshows (1980), all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Magnification (2001), Union Live (2011), Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)
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
- Occasional Instruments: piano, harmonica, bass pedals, timpani, lead vocals
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)
Tony Kaye (c. 1994), keyboardist (1968-1971, 1982-1983, 1983-1994)
- Active: 1968–1971, 1982–1983, 1983–1994
- Instruments: organ, piano
- 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), Yes 50 Live (2019)
Bill Bruford (c. 2004), drummer (1968-1972, 1990-1992)
- Active: August–September 1968, November 1968–July 1972, 1990–1992
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Yessongs (1973), Union (1991), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Active: 1968–1970
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Yes (1969), Time and a Word (1970), Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005)
- Active: Sept. 1968–Nov. 1968
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
Rick Wakeman (c. 2012), keyboardist (1971-1974, 1976-1980, 1990-1992, 1995-1996, 2002-2004)
- 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)[1] [2], & Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)
- Active: 1974–1976
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Relayer (1974), Yesshows (1980), The Word Is Live (2005), Yes 50 Live (2019)
Trevor Horn (c. 2007), lead vocalist (1980-1981)
- Active: 1980–1981
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Occasional Instruments: bass, guitar, keyboards
- 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) Fly from Here - Return Trip (2018) (producer, lead and backing vocals, additional keyboards, additional acoustic guitar)
Trevor Rabin (c. 1994), guitarist (1982-1994)
- Active: 1982–1994
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
- Occasional Instruments: lead vocals, programming
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994), The Word Is Live (2005), Union Live (2011)
Eddie Jobson (c. 2009), keyboardist (1983)
- Active: 1983
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: none
- Active: 1997–2000
- Instruments: keyboards, backing vocals
- Occasional Instruments: cowbell
- Release contributions: The Ladder (1999), House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000), Magnification (live bonus tracks from 2004 reissue) (2001)
- Non-member contributions: Open Your Eyes (1997) (keyboards)
Benoît David (2010), lead vocalist (2008-2012)
- Active: 2008–2012
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Occasional Instruments: acoustic guitar, tambourine
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011), In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011), From a Page (2019)
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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), From a Page (2019)
- Non-member contributions: Fly from Here (2011) (keyboards)[3][4]
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)
Graham Preskett
- Instruments: harmonica
- Release contributions: Big Generator (1987)
- Instruments: synthesizer, keyboards
- Release contributions: Union (1991), Open Your Eyes (1997)
- Instruments: world instruments
- Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)
- Instruments: dance loops
- Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011)
- Instruments: piano
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011)
Studio group and conductor contributions
Richard Williams Singers
- Release contributions: Going for the One (1977)
Ars Laeta of Lausanne
- 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
- Active: 2001
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
- Active: 2016-2017, 2018-present
- Instruments: percussion, drums
- Release contributions: Topographic Drama – Live Across America (2017), 50 Live (2019)
- Active: 2017
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
- Active: as special guest for Yes's 2018/9 50th anniversary tour[6]
- Instruments: organ, piano, synth
- Release contributions: 50 Live (2019)
Live group and conductor contributions
Wilhelm Keitel (conductor)
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
Lineups
Bands closely related to Yes
There have been two occasions when a line-up of former Yes members has competed with the official line-up of Yes. These bands included former Yes members, performed/perform Yes music and presented/present themselves within the context of Yes' history.
Timeline
Touring Members Timeline
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References
- http://www.yesfeaturingarw.com/
- http://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-featuring-jon-anderson-trevor-rabin-rick-wakeman-band-name/?trackback=tsmclip
- Tony Grassi (1 August 2011). "Photo Gallery: Yes Members Throughout the Years". Guitar World. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- Bruno Ceriotti (8 March 2011). "The British Sound: YES FAMILY TREE". Thebritishsound.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "Ian Wallace • Obituary (Pierre Perrone in 'The Independent', 28 February 2007)". Procolharum.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "TONY KAYE, founder member of YES is Special Guest for the band's 2018 50th Anniversary". Facebook. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "Ticket Image". Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via Ebay.
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