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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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Genres	Progressive rock
Years active	1968–1981, 1983–present
Members	Steve Howe; Alan White; Geoff Downes; Billy Sherwood; Jon Davison

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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.

Members

Current members

Steve Howe

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

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

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)

Billy Sherwood

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Billy Sherwood, bassist, guitarist and keyboardist (1997–2000, 2015-present)

Active: 1997–2000, 2015-present; Touring member: 1994

Instruments: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals

Occasional Instruments: timpani

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)

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

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

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

Active: 1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–2015 (his death)

Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals

Occasional Instruments: piano, harmonica, timpani, lead vocals

Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)

Tony Kaye

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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

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)

Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford (c. 2004), drummer (1968-1972, 1990-1992)

Active: 1968-1972, 1990–1992

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Yessongs (1973), Union (1991), The Word Is Live (2005)

Peter Banks: Active: 1968–1970; Instruments: guitar, back vocals; 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

Rick Wakeman

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)

Patrick Moraz: Active: 1974–1976; Instruments: keyboards; Release contributions: Relayer (1974), Yesshows (1980), The Word Is Live (2005)

Trevor Horn

Active: 1980–1981

Instruments: lead vocals

Occasional Instruments: bass, 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) Fly from Here - Return Trip (2018) (producer, lead and backing vocals, additional keyboards, additional acoustic guitar)

Trevor Rabin

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

Eddie Jobson (c. 2009), keyboardist (1983)

Active: 1983

Instruments: keyboards, violin

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)

Benoît David

Active: 2008–2012

Instruments: lead vocals

Occasional Instruments: acoustic guitar, tambourine

Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011), In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)

Oliver Wakeman

Active: 2008–2011

Instruments: keyboards

Release contributions: In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)

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)

Deepak Khazanchi^{[citation needed]}: Instruments: sitar, tambura; Release contributions: 90125 (1983)

Graham Preskett: Instruments: violin; Release contributions: 90125 (1983)

Jimmy Zavala: Instruments: harmonica; Release contributions: Big Generator (1987)

Union (1991) session musicians (not including musicians otherwise mentioned on this page)

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: keyboards; 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)

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

Ian Wallace: Active: 1968 (one show); Instruments: drums; Release contributions: none^[5]

Tom Brislin: Active: 2001; Instruments: keyboards; Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)

Jay Schellen: Active: 2016-2017, 2018-present (substitute for Alan White); Instruments: drums; Release contributions: Topographic Drama – Live Across America (2017)

Dylan Howe: Active: 2017-present; Instruments: drums; Release contributions: none

Tony Kaye: Active: as special guest for Yes's 2018 50th anniversary (starting on 3-8 February 2018 at the "Cruise to the Edge" festival)^[6]; 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)

Live group and conductor contributions

Wilhelm Keitel (conductor): Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)

Lineups

Years	Members	Albums/Videos
1968	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Peter Banks – guitar, backing vocals Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Bill Bruford – drums	no recordings, live performances only
1968	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Peter Banks – guitar, backing vocals Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Tony O'Reilly – drums	no recordings, live performances only
1968–1970	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Peter Banks – guitar, backing vocals Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Bill Bruford – drums	Yes (1969) Time and a Word (1970) Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997) The Word Is Live (2005) [2 tracks] The Lost Broadcasts (2009) [4 tracks]
1970–1971	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Bill Bruford – drums	The Yes Album (1971) The Lost Broadcasts (2009) [4 tracks]
1971–1972	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Bill Bruford – drums	Fragile (1971) Close to the Edge (1972) Yessongs (1973) [2 tracks] The Word Is Live (2005) [6 tracks]
1972–1974	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Yessongs (1973) [11 tracks] Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)
1974–1976	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Patrick Moraz – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Relayer (1974) Yesshows (1980) [2 tracks] Yes: Live – 1975 at Q.P.R. (1993) The Word Is Live (2005) [4 tracks]
1976–1980	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Going for the One (1977) Tormato (1978) Yesshows (1980) [6 tracks] Live in Philadelphia (1995) The Word Is Live (2005) [7 tracks]
1980–1981	Trevor Horn – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Geoff Downes – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Drama (1980) The Word Is Live (2005) [3 tracks]
The band was broken up between 1981 and 1983
1982–1983	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	90125 (1983)
1983	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards Eddie Jobson – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	rehearsals and promotional appearances only
1983–1988	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	9012Live: The Solos (1985) Big Generator (1987) The Word Is Live (2005) [4 tracks]
1988–1990	Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	YesYears (1991) [1 track]
1990–1992	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Rick Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Bill Bruford – drums Alan White – drums	Union (1991) Union Live (2011)
1992–1994	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Talk (1994)
1995–1996	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Keys to Ascension (1996) Keys to Ascension 2 (1997)
1997–1998	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Billy Sherwood - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Open Your Eyes (1997)
1998–2000	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Billy Sherwood - guitar Igor Khoroshev – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	The Ladder (1999) House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000)
2000	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Igor Khoroshev – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Magnification (2001) [live bonus tracks]
2000–2002	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums, piano on Magnification	Magnification (2001) Symphonic Live (2002,DVD, 2003,CD)
2002–2004	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Yesspeak (2004) Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss (2004) Songs from Tsongas (2005,DVD, 2014,CD) Live at Montreux 2003 (2007)
The band were on hiatus between 2004 and 2008
2009–2011	Benoît David – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Oliver Wakeman – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)
2011–2012	Benoît David – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Geoff Downes – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Fly from Here (2011)
2012–2015	Jon Davison – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Geoff Downes – keyboards Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Heaven & Earth (2014) Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome (2014) Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)
2015–present	Jon Davison – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Geoff Downes – keyboards Billy Sherwood – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums	Topographic Drama – Live Across America (2017)

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.

Band/Years	Members	Albums/Videos
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: 1988-1990	Jon Anderson – lead vocals Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards Bill Bruford – drums with Tony Levin - bass, backing vocals (live shows, 1 studio album) Jeff Berlin - bass (some live shows, 1 live album) Milton McDonald - rhythm guitar (live shows, 1 studio album, 1 live album) Julian Colbeck - keyboards (live shows, 1 live album) Matt Clifford - keyboards, backing vocals (1 studio album)	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989) An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993) Live at the NEC – Oct 24th 1989 (2012)
Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes 2008	Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals Alan White – drums with Benoît David – lead vocals Oliver Wakeman – keyboards	no recordings, live performances only
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman: 2016-present^[7]	Jon Anderson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead and backing vocals Rick Wakeman – keyboards with Lee Pomeroy - bass, backing vocals Lou Molino III - drums Iain Hornal - bass (some live shows, no recordings)	Live at the Apollo (2018)

Timeline

Touring Members Timeline

References

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^ 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.
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[4] Bruno Ceriotti (8 March 2011). "The British Sound: YES FAMILY TREE". Thebritishsound.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[5] "Ian Wallace • Obituary (Pierre Perrone in 'The Independent', 28 February 2007)". Procolharum.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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v t e Yes
Steve Howe Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison Jay Schellen Jon Anderson Chris Squire Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony Kaye Rick Wakeman Alan White Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin Igor Khoroshev Benoît David Oliver Wakeman
Studio albums	Yes Time and a Word The Yes Album Fragile Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer Going for the One Tormato Drama 90125 Big Generator Union Talk Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 Open Your Eyes The Ladder Magnification Fly from Here Heaven & Earth The Quest Mirror to the Sky
Mini albums	From a Page
Live albums	Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live: The Solos Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Symphonic Live Greatest Hits Live Live at Montreux 2003 Songs from Tsongas Union Live In the Present – Live from Lyon Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center Topographic Drama – Live Across America Yes 50 Live The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas
Compilation albums	Yesterdays Classic Yes Yesstory Highlights: The Very Best of Yes Keystudio The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection Yes Remixes Yes, Friends and Relatives Yessingles
Box sets	Yesyears In a Word: Yes (1969–) The Word Is Live Essentially Yes High Vibration The Studio Albums 1969–1987 Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two The Steven Wilson Remixes
Singles	"Your Move" "Roundabout" "America" "And You and I" "Soon" "Wonderous Stories" "Don't Kill the Whale" "Into the Lens" "Owner of a Lonely Heart" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "Love Will Find a Way" "Rhythm of Love" "Lift Me Up" "Saving My Heart" "Make It Easy" "The Calling" "Walls" "Open Your Eyes" "Lightning Strikes" "We Can Fly"
Other songs	"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Starship Trooper" "I've Seen All Good People" "South Side of the Sky" "Five Per Cent for Nothing" "Long Distance Runaround" "Heart of the Sunrise" "Close to the Edge" "Siberian Khatru" "The Gates of Delirium" "Run with the Fox" "Changes" "Cinema" "Our Song" "Hold On" "Big Generator" "Shoot High Aim Low" "The Solution" "Fly from Here" "Mirror to the Sky"
Video releases	Yessongs 9012Live Yesyears Greatest Video Hits Yes: Live – 1975 at Q.P.R. Live in Philadelphia Keys to Ascension Yesspeak Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss Classic Artists: Yes Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut The Lost Broadcasts Rock of the '70s
Tours	The Yes Album Tour Fragile Tour Close to the Edge Tour 1960s–70s 1980s–90s 2000s–10s 2020s
Related bands	The Syn Mabel Greer's Toyshop Flash Badger King Crimson The Buggles XYZ Jon and Vangelis Asia Cinema GTR Esquire Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Conspiracy Circa Yoso Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Managers	Roy Flynn Brian Lane
Related articles	Discography Band members Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Yesoteric Symphonic Music of Yes Jimmy Haun Dylan Howe Roger Dean Yes bubble logo