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Alan White

1949 - 2022

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Alan White (14 June 1949 – 26 May 2022) was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. He was the longest-serving member of the band and, alongside founder/bassist Chris Squire, the only member never to leave prior to his death. In 1969, White joined John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, after Lennon invited him to play at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, followed by a show at the Lyceum Ballroom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan White is the 1,162nd most popular musician (down from 1,013th in 2019), the 3,239th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,743rd in 2019) and the 202nd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alan White ranks 1,162 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Wolstenholme, Stanley Clarke, Vinnie Paul, Armand van Helden, Jimmy Bain, and José Cura. After him are Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, Adolf Busch, Nick Rhodes, Brian Connolly, and Gary Barlow.

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Among people born in 1949, Alan White ranks 358. Before him are Edu, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Habib Essid, Rodrigo Rato, Garry Shandling, and Kalevi Aho. After him are Sandy Martin, Ádám Fischer, Marc Garneau, Eddie Hart, Arno, and Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 2022, Alan White ranks 308. Before him are Lygia Fagundes Telles, Carmela Corren, Vira Vovk, Michael Sela, Masato Kudo, and Anatoly Alyabyev. After him are Maria Gusakova, Alevtina Kolchina, Bo Hopkins, Arno, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, and Peter Straub.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan White ranks 3,240 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy Bain (1947), Nobby Stiles (1942), James Legge (1815), Ida of Bernicia (450), Ralph Erskine (1914), and Michael Berry (1941). After him are Mark Sheppard (1964), Andrea Arnold (1961), Donald Sumpter (1943), John Hadley (1682), May Whitty (1865), and Ioan Gruffudd (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Alan White ranks 202. Before him are Trevor Pinnock (1946), Dick Parry (1942), Lita Ford (1958), Philip Catherine (1942), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), and Jimmy Bain (1947). After him are Nick Rhodes (1962), Brian Connolly (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Maxim (1967), Dave Holland (1948), and Simon Wright (1963).

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