Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at 67

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Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at
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Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at
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•  Chris Squire, the co-founder and longtime
  bassist of prog rock icons Yes and the only
  member of the group to feature on every studio
  album, has passed away just over a month after
  revealing that he was suffering from a rare form
  of leukemia.
• Squire was 67. Current Yes keyboardist Geoff
  Downes first tweeted the news, Utterly
  devastated beyond words to have to report the sad
  news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate
  and inspiration Chris Squire. Chris Squire, Yes
  Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at 67.

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Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at
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• Yes confirmed Squires death on their official
  Facebook page.
• Its 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.
• Chris peacefully passed away last night in
  Phoenix Arizona, in the arms of his loving wife
  Scotty, the band wrote in a statement.

• For the entirety of Yes existence, Chris was
  the bands linchpin and, in so many ways, the
  glue that held it together over all these years.
• Because of his phenomenal bass-playing prowess,
  Chris influenced countless bassists around the
  world, including many of todays well-known
  artists.
• Chris was also a fantastic songwriter, having
  written and co-written much of Yes most
  endearing music, as well as his solo album, Fish
  Out of Water.

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Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at
67

• Yes formed in 1968 after singer Jon Anderson met
  self-taught bassist Squire at a London
  music-industry bar the pair were soon joined by
  guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and
  drummer Bill Bruford.
• Yes released their self-titled debut in 1969.
  However, it wasnt until Steve Howe and Rick
  Wakeman replaced Banks and Kaye, respectively,
  that the prog rock group really hit it big with
  1971s The Yes Album and Fragile.

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Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at
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Chris Squire, Yes Bassist and Co-Founder, Dead at
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