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Dylan Howe joined the band as a second drummer. [67] In February 2018, Yes headlined Cruise to the Edge involving original keyboardist Tony Kaye as a special guest, his first performances with the band since 1994. [68]
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. They have undergone numerous line-up changes throughout their history; their most notable line-ups include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, keyboardists Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, and Patrick Moraz, and drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White.
Alan White (14 June 1949 – 26 May 2022) was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes.He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford.
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William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes.After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974), Roy Harper (1975), and U.K. (1978), as well as touring with Genesis (1976).
As the band developed, Anderson and Squire brought in drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Tony Kaye and Banks for rehearsals. The five agreed to drop the name Mabel Greer's Toyshop; they settled on the name Yes, originally Banks's idea. [13] The band played their first show as Yes at a youth camp in East Mersea, Essex on 3 August 1968. [15]
After a successful audition, they renamed themselves Yes and began touring nationwide from August 1968. By the end of the year, the band had earned enough money to purchase a Hammond organ for Kaye. [9] [6] During his first tenure in Yes, Kaye played on their first three studio albums: Yes (1969), Time and a Word (1970), and The Yes Album (1971).
In August 1968, Yes formed with a line-up of singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, drummer Bill Bruford, and keyboardist Tony Kaye; the band played their first gig under the name on 4 August. They toured the United Kingdom extensively, playing sets featuring both original material and rearranged cover songs from rock ...