Yes Recruit New Singer, Jon Davison, for Spring Tour
Jon Davison: Yes man.
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Yes, who canceled the last three shows of their European tour in December due to the illness of lead singer Benoit David, have named Jon Davison as David's replacement for their spring tour of Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Davison is the lead singer of Glass Hammer, a progressive rock band from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
From Yes' official website and Facebook page:
"Jon Davison will join Yes as lead vocalist for the upcoming dates in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Hawaii. Yes really appreciate Jon Davison joining them for this leg of the tour and are sure this arrangement will satisfy all Yes fans."
According to the statement, David, the 45-year-old Canadian singer who appears on Yes' 2011 studio album, Fly From Here, is still not well enough to return to work.
David's vocals also can be heard on In the Present: Live From Lyon, a live album released late last year.
It's safe to say Glass Hammer sound a bit (OK, a lot) like Yes. Check out "So Close, So Far," a Glass Hammer song from 2004:
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daveotr
February 15, 2012 at 7:08am
Yes should have recruited Glass Hammer vocalist Susie Bogdanowicz who sang the lead vocal on Glass Hammer's cover of "South Side of the Sky"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVdgcYC_SAQ&feature=related
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pointyendbw
February 12, 2012 at 3:32pm
Glass Hammer sounds as much like Kansas as it does Yes. And aging bands do need to take care as they continue on in their careers as to how they look, sound and meet the needs of their fans.
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guitaristry
February 11, 2012 at 10:28pm
It's amazing how much I used to look forward to Yes touring beginning in the 1973 Close To The Edge tour. I never thought they'd turn into the chickenshit outfit that they are now. I vowed never to see them again when they ousted Jon Anderson. They should have called it quits while they were still magical.














