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Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson
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About

Jon Anderson is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the founding vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes, which he co-founded with bassist Chris Squire in London in 1968. His naturally high tenor voice and spiritually charged lyrics shaped landmark albums such as Fragile, Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017. Since 2023 he has toured and recorded with The Band Geeks - a group led by Blue Öyster Cult bassist Richie Castellano - performing the Yes catalogue alongside new original material. Their debut album True (2024) and live record Perpetual Change (2025) mark a productive late-career chapter, with a second studio album in preparation for release in the second half of 2026.

147K+
Facebook page likes (official page)
30M+
Yes worldwide album sales (career total)
2017
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction year (as member of Yes)

Tour

RidgefieldLansdowneNew YorkRoyal OakPhoenixLos AngelesSeattleSt. LouisClevelandChicagoBrightonOxfordPortsmouthNottinghamLondonMalmö

Tracks

Close to the EdgeTitle track of Yes's 1972 landmark album; a 18-minute prog epic and centrepiece of Anderson's live shows with The Band Geeks.
RoundaboutYes classic from Fragile (1971), co-written by Anderson; performed at the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Owner of a Lonely HeartYes's only US #1 single (1983, from 90125), co-written by Anderson; a regular in his current live set.
AwakenEpic Yes track from Going for the One (1977), widely regarded as one of Anderson's finest vocal and compositional achievements.
True2024 debut album with The Band Geeks, released via Frontiers Records; includes the 16-minute 'Once Upon a Dream'.

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