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Offline atrainradio

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Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
« on: June 28, 2015, 1917 UTC »
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-yes-bassist-co-founder-chris-squire-dies-20150628-story.html

Chris Squire, co-founder and bassist of the progressive rock band Yes, died at age 67 on Saturday in his hometown of Phoenix.

The news comes months after Squire announced he would have to miss his first Yes tour since 1968 after being diagnosed with acute erythroid leukemia, an uncommon form of acute myeloid leukemia.

squire's death was confirmed by publicists for the band. The band also shared the news on its Facebook page on Sunday morning.

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Re: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2015, 2230 UTC »
 :'(

Sad news.

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Re: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2015, 1339 UTC »
Sad news, indeed...
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Re: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2015, 2350 UTC »
Other than Jaco Pastorius, Chris Squire was probably my favorite bass player of that era. He could do amazing things with that Rickenbacker live.
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