Sporttracks 3.1. Jon Anderson - Discography. In The City Of Angels 1994. In 1988, Jon Anderson quit Yes for the second time and released his first regular solo album in six years, In the City of Angels. Stewart Levine, known for work with artists such as Simply Red and Boz Scaggs, was brought in to produce; Anderson worked with a team of L.A. Session stars and wrote a couple of songs with ex-Motown ace Lamont Dozier.
Distinctive vocalist and lyricist best known as frontman of and for his collaborations with. He was born as John Roy Anderson on 25th October 1944 in the town of Accrington, Lancashire, England, his parents being Albert and Kathleen Anderson. (He was later to drop the 'h' from his first name.) He attended St. John's Infants School in Accrington, and made a tentative start to his musical career at an early age by playing the washboard in 'Little John's Skiffle Group', which played songs by among others. Anderson left school at the age of fifteen, and went through a series of jobs including working as a farm hand, a lorry driver, and a milkman. In 1962, Anderson joined (also known as The Electric Warriors), where he and his brother Tony shared the role of lead vocalist. He quit this band in 1967, released two solo singles in 1968, and then in the same year briefly sung in a band called.
In the summer of 1968, Anderson joined a group called, which also included bassist and guitarist. Anderson fronted this band, but ended up leaving again before the summer was over. Anderson, Squire, and Banks went on to form, with drummer and keyboardist. Their debut album was released in 1969.
