Alan White

Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.

White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.” White stayed with the band through its many iterations.

Longtime YES drummer Alan White died this morning at the age of 72. Posted on his Facebook page was the following statement... Alan White, our beloved.

Glide recently talked to Alan in the summer of 2017 – please revisit this in-depth interview here. Alan joined YES on July 27, 1972, and with only three days to learn the music, YES opened their US tour before 15,000 fans in Dallas, Texas on July 30, 1972. Alan subsequently worked with many artists for the Apple label, including Billy Preston, Rosetta Hightower, and Doris Troy.

Alan White, longtime drummer of progressive-rock titans Yes who also played with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.

White’s career took a turn into progressive territory when he joined Yes in 1972, replacing founding drummer Bill Bruford, who’d left to join King Crimson. White joined the group for its “Close to the Edge” album and also appeared on much of the live triple album “Yessongs,” and his playing (and drum kit) grew in complexity to suit the group’s long and musically elaborate songs. In 1969, Lennon saw White performing with a group called Griffin and recruited him as drummer for his Plastic Ono Band. White initially thought Lennon’s phone call was a prank but soon found himself flying to Toronto with Lennon, Ono, Clapton and Voorman for the hastily arranged gig, rehearsing songs in mid-flight by banging on a seat cushion. He joined his first band, the Downbeats, shortly afterward, and the group’s repertoire of Beatles and Gerry & the Pacemakers covers eventually led to a stint with pop singer Billy Fury. His family added in a Facebook post: “Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him.” He also played on Lennon’s “Imagine” album as well as George Harrison’s 1970 masterpiece “All Things Must Pass.” Alan White, longtime drummer of progressive-rock titans Yes who also played with John Lennon and George Harrison, died Thursday at his Seattle home after a short illness, his family and the band reported on social media.

Drummer who joined in 1972 also played on albums by John Lennon and George Harrison.

“You want to keep the Yes name going to keep that high standard of musicianship and then carry it forward,” he said in 2015. Despite the brief addition of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes (AKA the Buggles) to the group, Yes split in 1981. White formed another new band, Cinema, with Squire, Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye and guitarist Trevor Rabin, whose demos wooed Jon Anderson back to the fold – they soon relaunched the Yes name.

The drummer with seminal prog-rock band Yes, Alan White, has died. The 72-year-old, who was born in Pelton, County Durham, died peacefully at home after a ...

He worked with a variety of bands in the 1960s and then in 1969 received what he thought was a prank phone call pretending to be Lennon. "Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world, band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him." In a social media post, the band said: "Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 72 at his Seattle-area home on May 26, 2022, after a brief illness.

Alan White, longtime drummer prog-rock band Yes, has died at 72. He also played with John Lennon and and on George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass'

He and the band followed during the next decade with Relayer, Going for the One, Tormato — all of which made the Top 10 in the U.S. and UK and went gold or platinum. Born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949, White began piano lessons at age 6, according to his family, and began playing the drums at 12. White’s first album with Yes was 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans, which topped the UK chart and made the U.S. Top 10. After a live set and compilation album, the band scored its best-selling U.S. album with 90125, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” The set went triple-platinum and was a mainstay on American FM rock stations — and MTV — with subsequent singles “Changes,” “It Can Happen” and “Leave It.” The 1987 follow-up album Big Generator went platinum and featured a pair of FM smash singles in “Love Will Find a Way” and “Rhythm of Love.” Although best known for his drumming with Yes — a band he joined in 1972 and with whom he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 — White also played with the John Lennon & Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band in 1969, performing on the smash Lennon singles “Imagine” and “Instant Karma (We All Shine On).” He performed with Lennon, Ono and Eric Clapton in the famous Live Peace in Toronto concert. “Throughout his life and six-decade career,” White’s family posted on Facebook, “Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world, band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him.”

El músico fue baterista activo de la banda Yes desde 1972.

A los 12 años tuvo un acercamiento a la batería, instrumento que marcaría su carrera artística. A los 13 años hizo su primer aparición en público. White nació el 14 de junio de 1949 en Pelton, County Durham, Inglaterra. A la edad de seis años recibió clases de piano, su primer acercamiento a la música. En el mensaje se destaca la trayectoria del músico y la relevancia que tuvo su ‘huella’ en el medio artístico, tanto para sus colegas como para los fanáticos.

Era el miembro de la banda que más tiempo llevaba tocando en público y había colaborado en importantes obras de John Lennon y George Harrison.

White se unió a Yes el 27 de julio de 1972, y con sólo tres días para aprender la música, Yes abrió su gira por Estados Unidos ante 15.000 fans en Dallas, Texas, el 30 de julio de 1972. Posteriormente, Alan trabajó con muchos artistas para el sello Apple, como Billy Preston, Rosetta Hightower y Doris Troy. Su familia confirmó la triste noticia con un comunicado que divulgó por redes sociales.

Alan White, baterista de la banda pionera de rock progresivo Yes y quien también tocó con John Lennon y George Harrison, ha muerto.

White tocó con diferentes bandas en Inglaterra en la década de 1960. White se mantuvo en la banda a través de sus múltiples etapas. Apenas días antes Yes había dicho que por problemas de salud White no participaría en la próxima gira de la banda por Gran Bretaña para celebrar el 50 aniversario de su álbum clásico “Close to the Edge”.

Fallece a los 72 años el legendario baterista de la banda de rock Yes, Alan White. Su esposa Gigi comunicó la noticia.

Finalmente, el 27 de julio de 1972 White se unió a la banda de rock británica Yes, como reemplazo del baterista Bill Bruford, para iniciar una gira por Estados Unidos ante 15 mil fans. Alan White nació en Peltón, Inglaterra el 14 de junio de 1949. Por su parte, la cuenta oficial de Yes tuiteó sus condolencias por la pérdida del artista.

The tragic news that the veteran musician - who joined YES in 1972 to replace the previous drummer, Bill Bruford - passed away follow a “brief illness” was ...

Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.

White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.” White stayed with the band through its many iterations.

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.

When White joined Yes in July 1972, he had just three days to learn the songs before the start of a big US tour, his family said. except when behind his drum kit where he was so powerful and creative. He was such a gentle soul...

SEATTLE — (AP) — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, ...

White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. “A voice announced, ‘Hello, this is John Lennon,’” White said. His family said he began piano lessons at age 6 and playing the drums when he was 12. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125." White stayed with the band through its many iterations. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday after a brief illness.

The tragic news that the veteran musician - who joined YES in 1972 to replace the previous drummer, Bill Bruford - passed away follow a “brief illness” was ...

Alan White, best known as drummer for progressive rock band Yes, has died at age 72, his family confirmed on social media Thursday.

Following another lineup change, Yes, with White still behind the drum kit, reinvented itself in the 1980s as a harder edged band that appealed to younger listeners more attuned to heavy metal and the visual cues of music videos. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125." White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s.

Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneer Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died.

White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.” White stayed with the band through its many iterations.

Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.

White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.” White stayed with the band through its many iterations.