Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Yes with bassist Chris Squire in 1968 and rose to prominence as their lead vocalist. The band pioneered progressive rock in the 1970s, particularly with their critically-acclaimed albums The Yes Album, Fragile (both 1971) and Close to the Edge (1972) which display Anderson's role in crafting the group's sound as one of the main songwriters and lyricists. Known for his high tenor vocal style, Anderson was a member of Yes across three tenures until 2004. Born and raised in Accrington in northern England, Anderson gave up manual labour in the early 1960s in favour of singing in The Warriors with his brother. He moved to London and after several unsuccessful singles as a solo artist, co-formed Yes with Squire. Anderson left the band in 1980 due to growing internal friction and continued his solo career, which he had started in 1976 with his debut album, Olias of Sunhillow. He went on to collaborate with other musicians, including Greek keyboardist and composer Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis, Roine Stolt as Anderson/Stolt, Jean-Luc Ponty as the Anderson Ponty Band, and The Band Geeks as Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks, with whom he has toured repeatedly and released two albums in recent years. He has appeared on albums by King Crimson, Toto, Lawrence Gowan, Tangerine Dream, Iron Butterfly, Milton Nascimento, Battles, Mike Oldfield and Kitaro. Anderson was a member of the offshoot Yes groups Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman. In 2009, Anderson acquired American citizenship. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.

Live - Perpetual Change - 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

True - 2024-08-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Independent Stateside - 2023-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Song of Seven (Remastered & Expanded Edition) - 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Reason To Live - 2008-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

The More You Know - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Promise Ring - 1997-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Angels Embrace - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Deseo - 1994-07-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Change We Must - 1994-03-11T00:00:00.000000Z

In The City Of Angels - 1988-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Animation - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Song Of Seven - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Olias Of Sunhillow - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Unbroken Spirit - 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Whalewatching - 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000000Z

New New World - 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Time Has Come - 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Once Upon A Dream - 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Your Move - I've Seen All Good People (Live) - 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000000Z

And You And I (Live) - 2024-12-12T00:00:00.000000Z

True Messenger - 2024-07-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Shine On - 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Jon Anderson - 2011-11-03T00:00:00.000000Z