This week, I'm away for work so it's been impossible to create a full episode. However, there are two important Yes updated we need to cover so I attempted to connect with Mark from my hotel room - which worked, a bit...



So what we have is a very short episode covering the announcement of the US Tour dates for 2020 and the press release from Dave Watkinson which I've copied below:







JON
ANDERSON and THE WARRIORS



The Book, Vinyl
EP Record and Accrington Display



March – April –
May 2020



28 - March - Paperback Book
release



30 - March - Jon & The Warriors
Vinyl Demos EP Record release



27 - April - Accrington Library
Display Opening Day and Signing



30 - May - Accrington Library Display
- Warriors member - Signing 



 JON ANDERSON BOOK



Jon Anderson and The Warriors - the road to Yes



A meticulously researched book about Jon Anderson
and his early band The Warriors (who also featured future King Crimson drummer
Ian Wallace).



Published by Sonicbond Publishing in the UK it has
208 pages. It features 175 black and white photos and 44 in colour, most not
seen for more than 50 years.



Jon Anderson is the enigmatic lead singer and founding
member of Yes. He is also a composer, artist, writer, dreamer, lyricist, poet
and musician, with a career spanning more than fifty years. Many books have
been written about the band Yes, but until now none have covered Jon's early
years in his first band, The Warriors, in any detail. This group played a key
role in developing Jon's Anderson’s vocal range, work ethic and determination
to succeed, as well as giving him valuable experience in the music business, which
was of invaluable help as his career blossomed.



David Watkinson takes us on a journey from the
Lancashire beat music scene in the early 1960s to the vibrancy of London later
in the decade. In the short time The Warriors existed - from 1963 to 1967 -
they released a single, appeared on TV and in a movie, and spent a year
following in the Beatles footsteps as a working group in Germany.



As well as providing a complete history of The
Warriors, this book also follows Jon's subsequent career in London, his
appearances with Gun and his brief solo career as Hans Christian. He finally
met Chris Squire and found a home in Mabel Greer's Toyshop, as that group
gradually morphed into Yes during the summer of 1968. The book includes new
interviews with Jon and many members of The Warriors, through its various
line-up changes, most for the very first time. It also features a newly
researched family tree, long forgotten photographs, of both the Warriors and
the first line up of Yes, many items of memorabilia and an exclusive look into
the band’s diaries. It closes with a comprehensive discography and a
collectables section.



This unique and meticulously researched book will
delight both Yes and Jon Anderson fans as well as students of the 1960s music
scene. It is essential reading for all lovers of the world's greatest
progressive rock band, and fans of the genre's finest vocalist - Jon Anderson.



The Paperback edition signed by the author is
exclusively available through…