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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Active: 2012–present
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion
- Occasional Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: All new Yes releases from Heaven & Earth (2014), onward
Former members
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Peter Banks
- 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)
- 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)[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), Yes 50 Live (2019)
- 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)
- 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)
- Active: 1983
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: none
- Igor Khoroshev
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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]
- Billy Sherwood
- Active: 1994
- Instruments: keyboards, guitar
- Release contributions: none
- Tom Brislin
- Active: 2001
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)
- Jay Schellen
- Active: 2016-2017, 2018-present
- Instruments: percussion, drums
- Release contributions: Topographic Drama – Live Across America (2017), 50 Live (2019)
- Dylan Howe
- Active: 2017
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
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
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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