Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is a British musician, the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes.

He was born as John Roy Anderson in the town of Accrington, Lancashire, England, his parents being Alber

Jon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is a British musician, the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes.

He was born as John Roy Anderson 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 Lonnie Donegan among others.