Yes - 90125. RIP Alan White, long-time drummer of the band after joining in 1972. He also played on George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ and John Lennon’s “Imagine” and “Instant Karma”. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
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White received a phone call from John Lennon in 1969 and his life changed forever. “I thought it was a friend trying to joke with me, so I put the phone down. Eventually I got a call back and he told me he was doing a gig in Toronto and was I available to play drums and can he send a car to pick me up the next morning." - Alan White
White also played on the legendary track Imagine. “I remember at one point the song started with the drums at the very beginning of the song and the band playing. John played it so good by himself on the piano I said, ‘Why don’t you do the first verse like that?’ He said, ‘That’s a good idea.’ He said, ‘What do you think, Phil [Spector]?’ The next thing you know, we tried it like that and John kept it.” - Alan White
He last played with Yes in July 28th, 2019 at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga Springs, California. The encore that night took his career full circle: a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” - Rolling Stone.
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