{"id":453563,"date":"2022-05-27T10:32:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alan-white-longtime-drummer-for-prog-rocks-yes-dead-at-72\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T10:32:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:32:34","slug":"alan-white-longtime-drummer-for-prog-rocks-yes-dead-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alan-white-longtime-drummer-for-prog-rocks-yes-dead-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock&#8217;s Yes, dead at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358acba332a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358acba332a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alan-white-longtime-drummer-for-prog-rocks-yes-dead-at-72\/#%E2%80%9CAlan_White_longtime_drummer_for_prog_rocks_Yes_dead_at_72%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock&#8217;s Yes, dead at 72&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAlan_White_longtime_drummer_for_prog_rocks_Yes_dead_at_72%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock&#8217;s Yes, dead at 72&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>SEATTLE \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s death was announced on his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday after a brief illness. Just days earlier Yes had announced that due to health issues White would not take part in the band\u2019s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic album \u201cClose to the Edge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White joined Yes in 1972, replacing original drummer Bill Bruford. In a band noted for frequent lineup changes, White was a constant and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Though he didn\u2019t play on \u201cClose to the Edge,\u201d he performed on every subsequent Yes studio album over nearly five decades, including the band\u2019s latest release, \u201cThe Quest,\u201d which came out last year.<\/p>\n<p>White stayed with the band through its many iterations. A trailblaizing act in the progressive rock scene in England that grew in popularity in the early 1970s alongside bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull, Yes was especially known for its intricate arrangements and the musical skill of its individual members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146694168595.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alan White performs at Jonathan Cain and Friends at Rose Bar on April, 8, 2017, in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-22434339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146694168595.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146694168595.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146694168595.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146694168595.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alan White performs at Jonathan Cain and Friends at Rose Bar on April, 8, 2017, in New York.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Zorn\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When progressive rock fell out of fashion in the late 1970s many of the bands associated with the genre struggled.<\/p>\n<p>Following another lineup change, Yes, with White still behind the drum kit, reinvented itself in the 1980s as a harder edged band that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ealed to younger listeners more attuned to heavy metal and the visual cues of music videos. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album \u201c90125.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A longtime Seattle-area resident, White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England, in 1949. His family said he began piano lessons at age 6 and playing the drums when he was 12.<\/p>\n<p>White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1969, he was asked by John Lennon to join his Plastic Ono Band. In an interview with The Seattle Times in 2021, White said he thought the call from the famous Beatle was a prank.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146749933432.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"White\u2019s death was announced on his Facebook page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday, May 26, 2022, after a brief illness.\" class=\"wp-image-22434341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146749933432.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146749933432.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146749933432.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22146749933432.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>White\u2019s death was announced on his Facebook page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday, May 26, 2022, after a brief illness.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA voice announced, \u2018Hello, this is John Lennon,\u2019\u201d White said. \u201cI thought it was a mate pulling my leg, put the receiver down, and went back to the kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White played a 1969 concert in Toronto with Lennon\u2019s band, which also included guitarist Eric Clapton. White also played with another Beatle, contributing drums to George Harrison\u2019s 1970 solo album \u201cAll Things Must Pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the statement announcing his death, his family wrote: \u201cAlan 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.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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