[msb-alumni] Yes co-founder, bassist Chris Squire dies at 67

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  • Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 15:05:07 -0400

BlankYes co-founder, bassist Chris Squire dies at 67 Among '70s leaders in
progressive rock By Mesfin Fekadu Associated Press NEW YORK Chris Squire, the
bassist and co-founder of the progressive rock band Yes who recently announced
he had leukemia, has died, according to a statement from his band members
Sunday. He was 67. The band posted a statement on its Facebook page saying
Squire "peacefully passed away" Saturday in Phoenix, where he lived. No further
details about his death were provided. Squire announced last month that he had
acute erythroid leukemia, a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia. He was
receiving treatment before he died. "It's with the heaviest of hearts and
unbearable sadness that we must inform you of the passing of our dear friend
and Yes co-founder, Chris Squire," said the statement from Alan White, Steve
Howe, Jon Davison and Geoff Downes. "For the entirety of Yes' existence, Chris
was the band's linchpin and, in so many ways, the glue that held it together
over all these years," the band's statement said. "Because of his phenomenal
bass-playing prowess, Chris influenced countless bassists around the world,
including many of today's well-known artists. Squire was born March 4, 1948, in
London. He was the only member to play on all of Yes' albums, and he co-founded
the band with its former lead singer, Jon Anderson. The group released its
self-titled debut album in 1969. In a statement posted Sunday on his website,
Anderson said he and Squire were "musical brothers. Squire, a talented and
dominant bass guitarist, was one of the leaders of progressive rock in the
1970s. He released his solo debut, "Fish Out of Water," in 1975, and played in
the short-lived supergroup XYZ (eX-Yes-Zeppelin), which included Jimmy Page.
Squire is survived by his wife, Scotland, and several children. .


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