Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died at age 72. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File) via Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. When progressive rock fell out of fashion in the late 1970s many of the bands associated with the genre struggled. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.”A longtime Seattle-area resident, White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England, in 1949. “A voice announced, ‘Hello, this is John Lennon,’” White said.

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