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, though the band was split up between 1981 and 1983.

Yes
Yes in concert, 1977Left to right: Steve Howe, Alan White, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman
Yes in concert, 1977
Left to right: Steve Howe, Alan White, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman
Background information
GenresProgressive rock
Years active1968–1981, 1983–present
Members
Past members

Members

Current members

Image Name Active Instruments Occasional instruments Release contributions
Steve Howe Trio (2914131870).jpg
Steve Howe
  • 1970–1981
  • 1990–1992
  • 1995–present
Geoff Downes 7060.jpg
Geoff Downes
  • 1980–1981
  • 2011–present (one off show in 2004)[1]
keyboards
Yoso - Atelier 29 septembre 2010 - Billy Sherwood - 2.jpg
Billy Sherwood
  • 1991 (session)
  • 1994 (touring)
  • 1997–2000
  • 2015–present
  • bass guitar
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • backing vocals
Jon Davison Beacon Theater 2013-04-09 4.jpg
Jon Davison 2012–present
keyboards all new Yes releases from Heaven & Earth (2014) onward
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Jay Schellen
backing vocals

Former members

Image Name Active Instruments Occasional instruments Release contributions
Jon Anderson with acoustic guitar 2.JPG
Jon Anderson
  • 1968–1980
  • 1983–1988
  • 1990–2004 (one off show in 2017)[2]
  • lead vocals
  • guitar
  • percussion
  • harp
Chris Squire in full flight.jpg
Chris Squire
  • 1968–1981
  • 1983–2004
  • 2008–2015 (his death)
  • bass guitar
  • backing vocals
all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)
Yoso - Atelier 29 septembre 2010 - Tony Kaye.jpg
Tony Kaye
  • 1968–1971
  • 1983
  • 1983–1995 (touring guest 2018–2019)
  • organ
  • piano
  • moog
  • backing vocals
Bill Bruford Utrecht 2008.jpg
Bill Bruford
  • 1968
  • 1968–1972
  • 1990–1992
  • drums
  • percussion
  • vibraphone
  • piano
  • 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)
  • The Lost Broadcasts (2009)
  • Union Live (2011)
Peter-Banks (cropped).jpg
Peter Banks 1968–1970
  • guitar
  • backing vocals
none
  • Yes (1969)
  • Time and a Word (1970)
  • Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997)
  • The Word Is Live (2005)
  • The Lost Broadcasts (2009)
Tony O'Reilly 1968 drums None
RickWakemanMiniMoog.jpg
Rick Wakeman
  • 1971–1974
  • 1976–1980
  • 1990–1992
  • 1995–1996
  • 2002–2004 (one off show in 2017)[2]
keyboards percussion
Alan White
  • 1972–1981
  • 1983–2022 (until his death)[5]
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • piano
  • synthesizers
all new Yes releases from Yessongs (1973) onward except Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997) and The Lost Broadcasts (2009)
Patrick Moraz 1974–1976 (touring guest 2018–2019) keyboards none
Trevor Horn
  • 1980–1981
  • 2018
lead vocals
  • bass
  • guitar
  • percussion
  • keyboards
  • Drama (1980)
  • The Word Is Live (2005)
Trevor Rabin July 2017.jpg
Trevor Rabin 1983–1995 (one off shows in 2004[1] and 2017)[2]
  • guitar
  • backing vocals
  • keyboards
  • lead vocals
  • programming
  • all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994)
  • The Word Is Live (2005)
  • Union Live (2011)
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Eddie Jobson 1983 keyboards none
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Igor Khoroshev 1997–2000
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
none
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Benoît David 2008–2012 lead vocals
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Oliver Wakeman 2008–2011 keyboards backing vocals
  • In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)
  • From a Page (2019)

Studio musicians

Session musicians

Image Name Instruments Release contributions
David Foster Time and a Word (1970)
Colin Goldring recorder The Yes Album (1971)
Deepak Khazanchi
  • sitar
  • tampura
90125 (1983)
Graham Preskett violin
Jimmy Zavala Big Generator (1987)
Supertramp Live 2010 in Madrid 2.jpg
Lee R. Thornburg horns
Nick Lane
Greg Smith
Jonathan Elias.jpg
Jonathan Elias
  • piano
  • synthesizers/programming
  • backing vocals
Union (1991)
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Tony Levin
Jimmy Haun electric guitar
Allan Schwartzberg acoustic percussion
Gary Barlough synthesiser
Jim Crichton
Sherman Foote
Chris Fosdick
Alex Lasarenko
Brian Foraker synthesiser programming
Rory Kaplan
Jerry Bennett
  • synthesiser
  • synth percussion
Bill Champlin and Wunderground guitarist Gary Falcone.jpg
Gary Falcone backing vocals
Deborah Anderson
Ian Lloyd
Tommy Funderburk
Michael Sherwood
Danny Vaughn
Joseph Williams and Steve Porcaro Orebro Sweden 2013.jpg
Steve Porcaro
Randy Raine-Reusch The Ladder (1999)
Gerard Johnson keyboards Heaven & Earth (2014)

Studio group and conductor contributions

Name Role Release contributions
Tony Cox
  • arranger
  • conductor
Time and a Word (1970)
Royal College of Music students orchestra
Richard Williams Singers choir Going for the One (1977)
Ars Laeta of Lausanne
The Marguerita Horns horns The Ladder (1999)
Larry Groupé conductor Magnification (2001)
FAMES Studio Orchestra orchestra The Quest (2021)
Paul K. Joyce arranger
Oleg Kondratenko conductor

Live musicians

Live musicians, conductors and groups

Image Name Active Instruments Release contributions/notes
Ian Wallace, Sherman Oak, California 2005.jpg
Ian Wallace 1968 (one show)[6] drums Wallace covered for Bill Bruford in 1968, Wallace had previously played with Jon Anderson in The Warriors.
Casey Young 1984–1985 keyboards
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Tom Brislin 2001
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
Symphonic Live (2002)[lower-alpha 2]
Wilhelm Keitel conductor
European Festival Orchestra orchestra
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Dylan Howe 2017 drums Steve Howe's son Dylan replaced Jay Schellen on additional drums duties in 2017

Timelines

Official members

Touring members

Lineups

Years Members Albums/Videos
1968 no recordings, live performances only
1968
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
  • Peter Banks – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony O'Reilly – drums
1968–1970
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
  • Peter Banks – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
1970–1971
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
1971–1972
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
1972–1974
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
1974–1976
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Patrick Moraz – keyboards
1976–1980
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
1980–1981
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • Trevor Horn – lead vocals
1981–1983 disbanded
1983
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing & lead vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals, synthesizer
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards
1983
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards
  • Eddie Jobson – keyboards
no recordings, rehearsals only
1983–1988
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing & lead vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals, synthesizer
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards

with

  • Casey Young – additional keyboards (offstage touring musician 1984–1985)
1988–1990
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
none
1990–1992
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing & harmony vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Bill Bruford – drums
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
1992–1995
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, lead & backing vocals, keyboards
  • Tony Kaye – keyboards
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals

with

  • Billy Sherwood – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (touring musician 1994)
1995–1997
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
1997
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Sherwood – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
1997–2000
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Sherwood – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Igor Khoroshev – keyboards
2000
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Igor Khoroshev – keyboards
2000–2002
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals

with

  • Tom Brislin – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion (touring musician 2001)
2002–2004
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
The band were on hiatus between 2004 and 2008
2008–2011
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Benoît David – lead vocals
  • Oliver Wakeman – keyboards, backing vocals
2011–2012
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Benoît David – lead vocals
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
2012–2015
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
2015–2022[5]
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Billy Sherwood – bass, backing vocals

with

  • Jay Schellen – additional drums, percussion (touring musician 2016–2017, 2018–present)
  • Dylan Howe – additional drums (touring musician 2017)
  • Tony Kaye – additional keyboards (guest appearances at several shows 2018–2019)
  • Patrick Moraz – additional keyboards (guest appearances at several shows 2018–2019)
2022–2023
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Billy Sherwood – bass, backing vocals

with

  • Jay Schellen – drums, percussion (touring musician)
None
2023–present
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Billy Sherwood – bass, backing vocals
  • Jay Schellen – drums, percussion

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
Cinema:
1982–1983
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing and lead vocals
  • Tony Kaye – hammond organ, piano
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Trevor Rabin – guitars, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe:
1988–1990
  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
with
  • Tony Levin – bass, backing vocals (live shows, 1 studio album)
  • Jeff Berlin – bass, backing vocals (some live shows, 1 live album)
  • Milton McDonald – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (live shows, 1 studio album, 1 live album)
  • Julian Colbeck – keyboards, backing vocals (live shows, 1 live album)
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, backing vocals (1 studio album)
Bill Bruford and Steve Howe:
1992
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – guitar, lead vocals

with

Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes:
2008
  • Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
with
  • Benoît David – lead vocals
  • Oliver Wakeman – keyboards
no recordings, live performances only
Yes feat. Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman:
2010–2018[9]
  • 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, backing vocals
  • Iain Hornal – bass, backing vocals (2017 Japanese tour, 2018 European tour)
  • Live at the Apollo (2018)

References

  1. Yes- Trevor Horn Concert 2004 (HQ), retrieved 12 June 2022
  2. Yes perform "Owner of a Lonely Heart" at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, retrieved 12 June 2022
  3. "Home". yesfeaturingarw.com.
  4. "ARW Change Name to 'Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman'".
  5. Ewingpublished, Jerry (26 May 2022). "Yes drummer Alan White dead at 72". loudersound. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. "Ian Wallace • Obituary (Pierre Perrone in 'The Independent', 28 February 2007)". Procolharum.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. "What Was it Like Playing Keyboards for Yes? A Conversation with Tom Brislin". reverb.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. Ewingpublished, Jerry (10 August 2022). "Revisiting the car-crash moment Yes inadvertently performed as a power trio on live TV". loudersound.
  9. "Ticket Image". Retrieved 26 August 2019 via Ebay.
  1. Schellen covered for Alan White when the drummer couldn't tour due to heath issues in 2016 and stayed when the drummer made a recovery and performed alongside him.
  2. Keitel, Brislin and the European Festival Orchestra joined the band on their Symphonic tour, Brislin performed on behalf of Rick Wakeman who was busy with his own tour at the time.[7] The European Festival Orchestra just played on the European leg of touring, with local orchestral players playing on North American dates.
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