NEW YORK (AP) — 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 on Sunday. He was 67. The band posted a statement on its The Yes bassist was just 67. He succumbed to cancer. A … Read more
Squire was also a member of the shortlived supergroup XYZ which consisted of himself, Yes drummer Alan White and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. This group came together shortly after the death of Zeppelin drummer John Bonham in 1980. Efforts to Yes announced the news of Squire's passing on Facebook, writing, “It's with the heaviest … Read more
Chris Squire, the bassist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of English prog-rock legends Yes, died this afternoon while receiving treatment for acute erythroid leukemia in his adopted hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, less than Chris Squire, the bassist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of English prog-rock legends Yes, died this afternoon while receiving treatment for acute erythroid leukemia … Read more
Founding Yes bassist Chris Squire has died just over a month after revealing that he was suffering from leukemia. He was 67. Asia and current Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes first reported the passing in a tweet: "Utterly devastated beyond words to have "It's with the heaviest of hearts and unbearable sadness that we must inform … Read more
Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of YES, Chris Squire, has died after a battle with Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), an uncommon form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). He was 67 years old. Chris had been receiving Chris Squire. 1948 – 2015 | Obituary | Condolences | Gallery. Chris Squire (Wikimedia Commons/ SolarScott). … Read more
Chris Squire, the founding bassist of Yes and a prime mover for the prog-rock group, had died at age 67. Geoff Downes, keyboard player for Yes, tweeted the news today, mourning the loss of his bandmate. Yes soon confirmed Squire's death with a Chris Squire, the founding bassist of Yes and a prime mover for … Read more