Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson
Anderson performing with Yes ft. ARW in 2018
Born	John Roy Anderson (1944-10-25) 25 October 1944 (age 79) Accrington, Lancashire, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician
Years active	1963–present
Spouses	Jennifer Baker ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1995)​ Jane Luttenberger ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	3, including Deborah and Jade
Musical career
Genres	Progressive rock symphonic rock pop rock new-age
Instruments	Vocals guitar percussion
Discography	Jon Anderson discography
Labels	Atlantic Polydor Elektra Columbia Angel Windham Hill Higher Octave Eagle Cleopatra Voiceprint Wounded Bird EMI Blue Élan
Formerly of	The Warriors Mabel Greer's Toyshop Yes Jon and Vangelis Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Musical artist
Website	jonanderson.com

Jon Roy Anderson (born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944) is an English and American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. Renowned for his alto tenor range, he was a member of the band across three tenures until 2008, and was also the singer of the Yes-linked project Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman. Born a citizen of the United Kingdom, he dropped the "h" in his given first name in 1970 and became an American citizen in 2009.

Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis, Roine Stolt as Anderson/Stolt, and Jean-Luc Ponty as the Anderson Ponty Band. He has also appeared on albums by King Crimson, Toto, Lawrence Gowan, Tangerine Dream, Iron Butterfly, Milton Nascimento, Battles, Mike Oldfield and Kitaro.^[1]

Anderson released his first solo album, Olias of Sunhillow, in 1976, while still a member of Yes, and subsequently released 14 more albums as a solo artist. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.^[2]