Jon Anderson
![Anderson performing with [[Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman|Yes feat. ARW]] in 2018
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Jon Roy Anderson|group=n}} (born 25 October 1944) is an English and American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. Renowned for his alto tenor range, he was a member of the band across three tenures until 2004, and was also the singer of the Yes-linked project Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman. Born a citizen of the United Kingdom, he became an American citizen in 2009.Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis, Roine Stolt as Anderson/Stolt, and Jean-Luc Ponty as the Anderson Ponty Band. He has also appeared on albums by King Crimson, Toto, Lawrence Gowan, Tangerine Dream, Iron Butterfly, Milton Nascimento, Battles, Mike Oldfield and Kitaro.
Anderson released his first solo album, ''Olias of Sunhillow'', in 1976, while still a member of Yes, and subsequently released 14 more albums as a solo artist. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes. Provided by Wikipedia
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