Jon Anderson
Anderson performing with Yes feat. ARW in 2018
Born	John Roy Anderson (1944-10-25) 25 October 1944 (age 81) Accrington, Lancashire, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States (since 2009)
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
Works	Discography tours
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 Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944)^{[n 1]} is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Yes with bassist Chris Squire in 1968 and rose to prominence as their lead vocalist. The band pioneered progressive rock in the 1970s, particularly with their critically-acclaimed albums The Yes Album, Fragile (both 1971) and Close to the Edge (1972) which display Anderson's role in crafting the group's sound as one of the main songwriters and lyricists. Known for his high tenor vocal style, Anderson was a member of Yes across three tenures until 2004.

Born and raised in Accrington in northern England, Anderson gave up manual labour in the early 1960s in favour of singing in The Warriors with his brother. He moved to London and after several unsuccessful singles as a solo artist, co-formed Yes with Squire. Anderson left the band in 1980 due to growing internal friction and continued his solo career, which he had started in 1976 with his debut album, Olias of Sunhillow. He went on to collaborate with other musicians, including Greek keyboardist and composer Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis, Roine Stolt as Anderson/Stolt, Jean-Luc Ponty as the Anderson Ponty Band, and The Band Geeks as Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks, with whom he has toured repeatedly and released two albums in recent years. He has appeared on albums by King Crimson, Toto, Lawrence Gowan, Tangerine Dream, Iron Butterfly, Milton Nascimento, Battles, Mike Oldfield and Kitaro.^[2] Anderson was a member of the offshoot Yes groups Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

In 2009, Anderson acquired American citizenship. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.^[3]

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