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.
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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 |
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| Past members | |
Members
Current members
| Image | Name | Active | Instruments | Occasional instruments | Release contributions |
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| Steve Howe |
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| Geoff Downes |
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keyboards |
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| Billy Sherwood |
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| Jon Davison | 2012–present |
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keyboards | all new Yes releases from Heaven & Earth (2014) onward | |
| Jay Schellen |
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backing vocals |
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Former members
| Image | Name | Active | Instruments | Occasional instruments | Release contributions |
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| Jon Anderson |
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| Chris Squire |
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all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015) | |
| Tony Kaye |
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| Bill Bruford |
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| Peter Banks | 1968–1970 |
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none |
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| Tony O'Reilly | 1968 | drums | None | ||
| Rick Wakeman |
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keyboards | percussion |
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Alan White |
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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 |
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Trevor Horn |
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lead vocals |
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| Trevor Rabin | 1983–1995 (one off shows in 2004[1] and 2017)[2] |
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| Eddie Jobson | 1983 | keyboards | none | ||
| Igor Khoroshev | 1997–2000 |
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| Benoît David | 2008–2012 | lead vocals |
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| Oliver Wakeman | 2008–2011 | keyboards | backing vocals |
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Studio musicians
Session musicians
| Image | Name | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| David Foster | Time and a Word (1970) | ||
| Colin Goldring | recorder | The Yes Album (1971) | |
| Deepak Khazanchi |
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90125 (1983) | |
| Graham Preskett | violin | ||
| Jimmy Zavala | Big Generator (1987) | ||
| Lee R. Thornburg | horns | ||
| Nick Lane | |||
| Greg Smith | |||
| Jonathan Elias |
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Union (1991) | |
| Tony Levin |
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| 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 |
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| Gary Falcone | backing vocals | ||
| Deborah Anderson | |||
| Ian Lloyd | |||
| Tommy Funderburk | |||
| Michael Sherwood | |||
| Danny Vaughn | |||
| Steve Porcaro |
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| Randy Raine-Reusch | The Ladder (1999) | ||
| Gerard Johnson | keyboards | Heaven & Earth (2014) |
Studio group and conductor contributions
| Name | Role | Release contributions |
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| Tony Cox |
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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
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Symphonic Live (2002)[lower-alpha 2] | |
| Wilhelm Keitel | conductor | |||
| European Festival Orchestra | orchestra | |||
| 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 |
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| 1968 |
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no recordings, live performances only |
| 1968 |
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| 1968–1970 |
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| 1970–1971 |
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| 1971–1972 |
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| 1972–1974 |
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| 1974–1976 |
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| 1976–1980 |
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| 1980–1981 |
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| 1981–1983 disbanded | ||
| 1983 |
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| 1983 |
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no recordings, rehearsals only |
| 1983–1988 |
with
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| 1988–1990 |
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none |
| 1990–1992 |
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| 1992–1995 |
with
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| 1995–1997 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1997–2000 |
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| 2000 |
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| 2000–2002 |
with
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| 2002–2004 |
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| The band were on hiatus between 2004 and 2008 | ||
| 2008–2011 |
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| 2011–2012 |
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| 2012–2015 |
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| 2015–2022[5] |
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| 2022–2023 |
with
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None |
| 2023–present |
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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.
| Band/Years | Members | Albums/Videos |
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| Cinema: 1982–1983 |
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| Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: 1988–1990 |
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| Bill Bruford and Steve Howe: 1992 |
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| Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes: 2008 |
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no recordings, live performances only |
| Yes feat. Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman: 2010–2018[9] |
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References
- Yes- Trevor Horn Concert 2004 (HQ), retrieved 12 June 2022
- Yes perform "Owner of a Lonely Heart" at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, retrieved 12 June 2022
- "Home". yesfeaturingarw.com.
- "ARW Change Name to 'Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman'".
- Ewingpublished, Jerry (26 May 2022). "Yes drummer Alan White dead at 72". loudersound. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- "Ian Wallace • Obituary (Pierre Perrone in 'The Independent', 28 February 2007)". Procolharum.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "What Was it Like Playing Keyboards for Yes? A Conversation with Tom Brislin". reverb.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- Ewingpublished, Jerry (10 August 2022). "Revisiting the car-crash moment Yes inadvertently performed as a power trio on live TV". loudersound.
- "Ticket Image". Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via Ebay.
- 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.
- 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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