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Jon Anderson, born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944, is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. He is also an accomplished solo artist, and has collaborated with the Greek musician Vangelis, as part of the duo “Jon & Vangelis”.
Early life and childhood
Jon Anderson was born in the town of Accrington, Lancashire, England, in a family of Irish ancestry, his parents being Albert and Kathleen Anderson. He was later to drop the “h” from his first name in 1971, as he had a dream where he was given the name “Jonathan”. Thus, on The Yes Album he is still credited as “John”, and on the next album Fragile, credited as “Jon”.
He attended St. John’s Infants School in Accrington, and made a tentative start to his musical career at an early age by playing the washboard in “Little John’s Skiffle Group”, which played songs by Lonnie Donegan among others. Anderson left school at the age of fifteen, and went through a series of jobs including working as a farm hand, lorry driver, and a milkman. He also tried to pursue a football career in the club he is still a fan of, Accrington Stanley F.C., but he was eventually turned down because of his frail consti...
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Amor Real
Dance Of Ranyart
Cage of Freedom
Youth
Meeting (Garden Of Geda)
Ocean Song
For You
Top of the World (The Glass Bead Game)
Hold on to Love
New Civilization
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In the City of Angels
The More You Know
Deseo
Song Of Seven
3 Ships
Change We Must
The Promise Ring
Angels Embrace
Animation
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