R.I.P. Alan White

Drummer for Yes.

A long-time Seattle resident. I never met him, but I did see him at a few concerts here.

He begged off the Yes tour that just started due to ill health. I suspect he knew. A shame.

My favorite Yes drummer was Bruford, but the fact remains that the only Yes album in my collection for the last 35 years has been "Drama"with White drumming, so there's that.

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Also, his drums on “Owner of a Lonely Heart” were the samples for the Art of Noise’s “Close (To the Edit).” All these years I didn’t get the joke in the title until I found that out.

Ironically, "Close to The Edge" was Bruford's meisterwerk with the band!

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