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Title: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
Post by: atrainradio 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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Title: Re: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
Post by: John Poet on June 28, 2015, 2230 UTC

 :'(

Sad news.

Title: Re: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
Post by: ByteBORG on June 30, 2015, 1339 UTC

Sad news, indeed...

Title: Re: Chris Squire, co-founder of Yes and bassist, dies at 67
Post by: Pigmeat 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.