Yes in the US 2020 PLUS Dave Watkinson’s news! 416

This week, I'm away for work so it's been impossible to create a
full episode. However, there are two important Yes updated we need
to cover so I attempted to connect with Mark from my hotel room -
which worked, a bit... So what we have is a very short episode
covering the announcement of the US Tour dates for 2020 and the
press release from Dave Watkinson which I've copied below: JON
ANDERSON and THE WARRIORS The Book, Vinyl EP Record and Accrington
Display March – April – May 2020 28 - March - Paperback Book
release 30 - March - Jon & The Warriors Vinyl Demos EP Record
release 27 - April - Accrington Library Display Opening Day and
Signing 30 - May - Accrington Library Display - Warriors member -
Signing   JON ANDERSON BOOK Jon Anderson and The Warriors
- the road to Yes A meticulously researched book about Jon Anderson
and his early band The Warriors (who also featured future King
Crimson drummer Ian Wallace). Published by Sonicbond Publishing in
the UK it has 208 pages. It features 175 black and white photos and
44 in colour, most not seen for more than 50 years. Jon Anderson is
the enigmatic lead singer and founding member of Yes. He is also a
composer, artist, writer, dreamer, lyricist, poet and musician,
with a career spanning more than fifty years. Many books have been
written about the band Yes, but until now none have covered Jon's
early years in his first band, The Warriors, in any detail. This
group played a key role in developing Jon's Anderson’s vocal range,
work ethic and determination to succeed, as well as giving him
valuable experience in the music business, which was of invaluable
help as his career blossomed. David Watkinson takes us on a journey
from the Lancashire beat music scene in the early 1960s to the
vibrancy of London later in the decade. In the short time The
Warriors existed - from 1963 to 1967 - they released a single,
appeared on TV and in a movie, and spent a year following in the
Beatles footsteps as a working group in Germany. As well as
providing a complete history of The Warriors, this book also
follows Jon's subsequent career in London, his appearances with Gun
and his brief solo career as Hans Christian. He finally met Chris
Squire and found a home in Mabel Greer's Toyshop, as that group
gradually morphed into Yes during the summer of 1968. The book
includes new interviews with Jon and many members of The Warriors,
through its various line-up changes, most for the very first time.
It also features a newly researched family tree, long forgotten
photographs, of both the Warriors and the first line up of Yes,
many items of memorabilia and an exclusive look into the band’s
diaries. It closes with a comprehensive discography and a
collectables section. This unique and meticulously researched book
will delight both Yes and Jon Anderson fans as well as students of
the 1960s music scene. It is essential reading for all lovers of
the world's greatest progressive rock band, and fans of the genre's
finest vocalist - Jon Anderson. The Paperback edition signed by the
author is exclusively available through…
https://burningshed.com/david-watkinson_jon-anderson-and-the-warriors_pb-book?filter_name=jon%20&filter_sub_category=true
Price: £20, 234 x 156 mm (Royale), ISBN: 9781789520354
https://www.sonicbondpublishing.co.uk/ The book is also available
to pre order from all bookshops and online stores. JON ANDERSON and
THE WARRIORS THE LOST DEMOS VINYL EP In these early
recordings by Jon we don’t
get the lyrics, wordplay, mysticism or complex
sounds and meanings which later became his signature. What we have
here is a young man enjoying himself as a band member, trying
to make a few pounds, travel and to emulate the Beatles a little.
In these basic beginnings neither Jon Anderson or Ian
Wallace shine much, but what we do get are little signs and
glimpses of their potential.    Jon