Christopher Russell Edward Squire was born on March 4th 1948 in Kingsbury, London, England. He was best known as the bassist and founding member of the progressive rock band 'Yes', and the only member to appear on every one of their 21 studio albums, released from 1969 to 2014. He took an early interest in church music, and sang in the local church and school choirs.
After taking up the bass guitar at the age of sixteen, his earliest gigs were in 1964 for 'The Selfs' (later evolving into 'The Syn'). In 1968, Squire formed 'Yes' with singer Jon Anderson, and he would remain the band's sole bassist for the next 47 years. The band played their first show as 'Yes' at a youth camp in East Mersea, Essex in August 1968 and, exactly one year later, released their self-titled debut album.
Squire received writing credits on four of the album's eight tracks - "Beyond & Before", "Looking Around", "Harold Land", and "Sweetness". When Bruford was replaced by Alan White in July 1972, Squire altered his playing to suit the change in the band's rhythm section. His first solo record was 1975's "Fish Out of Water" (on which a studio version of this Jam was contained), featuring Bill Bruford on drums, and Patrick Moraz and Andrew Jackman both on keyboards.
He was later a member of the short-lived 'XYZ' (eX-Yes/Zeppelin) in 1981, a group composed of himself, plus Alan White ('Yes') on drums and Jimmy Page ('Led Zeppelin') on guitar. 'XYZ' recorded several demo tracks, but never produced anything formal. Squire was widely regarded as "the" dominant bassist among English 'rock' bands, influencing both his peers and later generations of bassists with his incisive sound and elaborately contoured, melodic bass lines.
His name became synonymous with his most often-used bass guitar, the 'Rickenbacker 4001'. However, in May 2015, he announced his hiatus from 'Yes', after he was diagnosed with acute erythroid leukemia. Chris Squire died from the condition at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 27th 2015, aged 67. He is survived by his third wife, Scotland Squire, and a total of two daughters and two sons from his marriages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33306933
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rest_in_peace
Christopher Russell Edward Squire was born on March 4th 1948 in Kingsbury, London, England. He was best known as the bassist and founding member of the progressive rock band 'Yes', and the only member to appear on every one of their 21 studio albums, released from 1969 to 2014. He took an early interest in church music, and sang in the local church and school choirs.
rest_in_peace
After taking up the bass guitar at the age of sixteen, his earliest gigs were in 1964 for 'The Selfs' (later evolving into 'The Syn'). In 1968, Squire formed 'Yes' with singer Jon Anderson, and he would remain the band's sole bassist for the next 47 years. The band played their first show as 'Yes' at a youth camp in East Mersea, Essex in August 1968 and, exactly one year later, released their self-titled debut album.
rest_in_peace
Squire received writing credits on four of the album's eight tracks - "Beyond & Before", "Looking Around", "Harold Land", and "Sweetness". When Bruford was replaced by Alan White in July 1972, Squire altered his playing to suit the change in the band's rhythm section. His first solo record was 1975's "Fish Out of Water" (on which a studio version of this Jam was contained), featuring Bill Bruford on drums, and Patrick Moraz and Andrew Jackman both on keyboards.
rest_in_peace
He was later a member of the short-lived 'XYZ' (eX-Yes/Zeppelin) in 1981, a group composed of himself, plus Alan White ('Yes') on drums and Jimmy Page ('Led Zeppelin') on guitar. 'XYZ' recorded several demo tracks, but never produced anything formal. Squire was widely regarded as "the" dominant bassist among English 'rock' bands, influencing both his peers and later generations of bassists with his incisive sound and elaborately contoured, melodic bass lines.
rest_in_peace
His name became synonymous with his most often-used bass guitar, the 'Rickenbacker 4001'. However, in May 2015, he announced his hiatus from 'Yes', after he was diagnosed with acute erythroid leukemia. Chris Squire died from the condition at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 27th 2015, aged 67. He is survived by his third wife, Scotland Squire, and a total of two daughters and two sons from his marriages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33306933
lynn200
:( !
Bukowski
A truly great musician. R.I.P.