Alan White
Alan White was in more than one band. Most people know him as the drummer for YES.
Alan White, the British drummer who played in the progressive rock band Yes and featured on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” has died at the age of 72.
The musician, born in County Durham, England, died in the United States on Thursday after a brief illness, his family said in a statement shared on his Facebook page.
White was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017.
The Syn was an English band that were active from 1965 to 1967, and then reunited as a progressive rock band in 2004. The band was founded by Steve Nardelli, Chris Squire, Andrew Pryce Jackman, Martyn Adelman and John Painter. Chris Welch, in his book, Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes wrote, “The Syn were very similar to Yes in fact. It was very much a precursor of Yes.
The band reuioned in 2004 with the following lineup.
Steve Nardelli - vocals
Chris Squire - bass guitar
Gerard Johnson - keyboards
Shane Theriot - guitar
Alan White - drumsI had the chance to catch them live on January 16, 2006 at Marty’s in Chicago
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