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Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Comprising 20 full-time musicians over their career, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squir
Yes during The Classic Tales of Yes tour in 2024. From left to right: Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Jay Schellen and Billy Sherwood.
Yes in 1972. Standing: Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe. Seated: Bill Bruford and Jon Anderson. Bottom: Chris Squire.
Yes in 1973. Clockwise from top left: Squire, Anderson, Wakeman, Howe and Alan White.
Rick Wakeman with Yes in March 1974, months before his first departure from the band
Rick Wakeman
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Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his multiple tenures in the progressive rock band Yes and for his prolific solo career, which has spanned six decades.
Yes (band)
…singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman, who represented Yes when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2017. Most often regarded as progressive rock pioneers, the…
Wakeman performing in 2017
Wakeman attended the Royal College of Music for a year before he quit to become a session musician
Wakeman performing with Yes in 1973. By this time, he had a distinctive look of long blonde hair and wearing a cape on stage
Wakeman in March 1974, towards the end of his first stint in Yes