List of Yes band 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, 1982–2004, 2008–present |
| Members | Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison |
The following list details musicians who have been and still are members of the English progressive rock band Yes since its formation in 1968. The band was split up 1981 and 1982, and on hiatus from 2004 to 2008. From 2016, there have been two rival bands using the name. Bassist Chris Squire was the only member to be part of every one of the band's incarnations until his death in 2015.
Members
Current members (Yes)
- 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), The Word Is Live (2005), all Yes releases from Fly from Here (2011) sans Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)
- Active: 1997–2000, 2015-present; Touring member: 1994
- Instruments: keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Open Your Eyes (1997), The Ladder (1999), House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000)
- 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), Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome (2014), Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)[1]
Current members (Yes, Featuring Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman)
- Active: 1968–1980, 1982–1988, 1990–2004, 2016-present
- 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 Magnification (2001), Union Live (2011), Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)
- Active: 1982–1994, 2016-present
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
- Release contributions: all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994), The Word Is Live (2005), Union Live (2011)
- Active: 1971–1974, 1976–1980, 1990–1992, 1995–1996, 2002–2004, 2016-present
- 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), Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)[2] [3]
Touring Band line-up
- Lee Pomeroy – bass, backing vocals[4]
- Lou Molino III – drums, percussion, backing vocals[5][6]
- Iain Hornal – bass, backing vocals[7]
Former members
- Active: 1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–2015 (his death)
- Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
- Release contributions: all Yes releases
- 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: 1968-1972, 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Active: 2008–2012
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011), In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)
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- Active: 2008–2011
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)
- Non-member contributions: Fly from Here (2011) (keyboards)[8][9]
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)
- 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)
- 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[10]
- Tom Brislin
- Active: 2001
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
- Jay Schellen
- Active: 2016-present (substitute for Alan White)
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
Live group and conductor contributions
- Wilhelm Keitel (conductor)
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
Lineups
| Years | Members | Albums/Videos | |
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| 1968 | no recordings, live performances only | ||
| 1968 | no recordings, live performances only | ||
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| The band was broken up between 1981 and 1983 | |||
| 1982–1983 |
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| 1983 | no recordings, no live performances | ||
| 1983–1988 |
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| 1988–1990 |
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| 1990–1992 |
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| 1992–1994 |
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| 1995–1996 |
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| 1997–2000 |
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| 2000–2002 |
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| 2002–2004 |
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| The band were on hiatus between 2004 and 2008 | |||
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| 2011–2012 |
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| 2012–2015 | |||
| 2015–present | no recordings, live performances only | ||
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 |
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| Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: 1988-1990 |
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| Band/Years | Members | Albums/Videos |
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| Yes, Featuring Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman: 2016-present[11] |
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no recordings, live performances only |
Timeline
Touring Members Timeline
References
- ^ "Yes Recruit New Singer, Jon Davison, for Spring Tour". Guitar World. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ http://www.yesfeaturingarw.com/
- ^ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-featuring-jon-anderson-trevor-rabin-rick-wakeman-band-name/?trackback=tsmclip
- ^ http://www.yesfeaturingarw.com/
- ^ http://www.yesfeaturingarw.com/
- ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yes-comments-on-anderson-rabin-wakemans-name-change/
- ^ http://udo.jp/concert/ARW
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Bruno Ceriotti (2011-03-08). "The British Sound: YES FAMILY TREE". Thebritishsound.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "Ian Wallace • Obituary (Pierre Perrone in 'The Independent', 28 February 2007)". Procolharum.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/MUkAAOSwTuJYvU5D/$_86.JPG
