RIP Alan White

Greatape

Jeez, it's been a week. 

https://www.facebook.com/100044240868684/posts/pfbid02pjD7FHzgpHgMgsWrVCYQ4mce6UV9nezcJzYgrUD5EanD1K9dCXvmDAWQdXDKNPzvl/?sfnsn=scwspmo

proggy

I never heard or read anything about this. I'm a massive Yes fan.
RIP Alan.

Kittyfrisk

Cannot access FaceBook, but Alan was a great drummer. RIP.
Northern lad done good  

JezWynd

Sad news. From back in the day...

Caffeine_Vampire

Played on acoupleof my favourite 45's. RIP.

Philly_Q

I saw a story just a couple of days ago saying that Jay Schellen was standing in for him on the upcoming(?) Yes tour.  There was no hint that he was so seriously ill.  RIP.

Fretwired

Sad news - I was lucky enough to see Yes in the 1970s at their peak. I didn't realise Alan played for John Lennon live and on Imagine and many other tracks. RIP.

Philly_Q

I've just been trawling through the whole Yes history and discography on Wikipedia.  I can't think of any other band which has had so many members coming and going and coming back again, splitting into different factions then reuniting.  It's remarkable.

I may have it wrong, but I think Alan White probably spent more time, in total, in the band than anyone else.

axisus

Sad news, he wasn't that old. I was a BIG Yes fan for the first half of their career. 

mudslide73

I was only thinking about him yesterday after watching a Bill Bruford demo of Simmonds drums on Youtube.

RIP Alan.

blobb

This just turned up via Planet Gong: Alan & Pierre at a drum clinic in Paris. Both gone now RIP, 2 of the all time greats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIUFd5dCXj8

guitars4you

I was a fan of Yes when I was in my teens and probably early 20's - So we are talking about the late 70's and early 80's - I saw them on the Going For The One tour and a later anniversary tour at Wembley - So whilst in recent years I have barely listened to them, such news reminds me of the past - RIP Alan 

equalsql

JezWynd said:

Sad news. From back in the day...

Really sad news. Thanks for posting up this clip. It's a very magical moment and it's great to see what a cool dude Alan was here. RIP Alan.