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Billy Sherwood

From: Las Vegas, United States
Since: 1965–present
Releases: 15

About

William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known as the current bassist and backing vocalist in English progressive rock band Yes (following the death of original bassist Chris Squire in 2015), and previously played guitar and keyboards with the band as a touring member in 1994 and as a full member from 1997 to 2000. He is also known for working with former and current Yes members on other projects such as Arc of Life, Circa and Yoso.

In addition to his involvement with Yes, Sherwood has been the frontman of progressive rock groups World Trade and Lodgic. In 2017, he toured as lead singer for Asia after the death of original singer and bassist John Wetton. Outside of these bands, Sherwood has worked as a producer since the 1990s, most notably on tribute albums dedicated to Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen and many others. He is also a solo artist, having released ten studio albums to date.

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