Peter Banks

Peter Banks (născut Peter William Brockbanks; n. 15 iulie 1947, Greater London, Anglia, Regatul Unit – d. 7 martie 2013, Londra, Anglia, Regatul Unit) a fost un chitarist de muzică rock englez. A fost chitaristul original al formației Yes, o trupă engleză de rock progresiv. Comentatorii BBC-ului Danny Baker și Big George l-au numit adesea pe Banks "Arhitectul muzicii progresive" (conform "The Architect of Progressive Music").

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Peter Banks
Date personale
Nume la naștere	Peter William Brockbanks
Născut	15 iulie 1947[1][2][3] Greater London, Anglia, Regatul Unit
Decedat	7 martie 2013 (65 de ani)[3][2][4] Londra, Anglia, Regatul Unit
Cauza decesului	cauze naturale (infarct miocardic)
Cetățenie	Regatul Unit
Ocupație	Guitarist, songwriter
Limbi vorbite	limba engleză
Activitate
Studii	Barnet and Southgate College[*][[Barnet and Southgate College (college in Barnet, UK)|​]]
Gen muzical	Progressive rock, rock
Instrument(e)	Guitar
Ani de activitate	1966–2013
Colaborare cu	The Nighthawks, The Syn, Mabel Greer's Toyshop, Yes, Flash, Empirə
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Biografie

Acte muzicale

Cu Yes

• 1969 : Yes
• 1970 : Time And a Word
• 1974 : Yesterdays (reissues from 1969-70)
• 1991 : YesYears (Yes boxed set including reissues)
• 1997 : Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (also known as Beyond And Before)
• 1999 : Astral Traveller (reissues from 1969)

Cu Flash

• 1972 : Flash (EMI-Sovereign UK / Cleopatra Records US; reed. 1993 CEMA Special Markets, & 2009 Esoteric Recordings label + bonus track)
• 1972 : In the Can (reed. 1993 CEMA & 2010 ER + bonus tracks)
• 1973 : Out of Our Hands (reed. 1993 CEMA & 2010 ER)
• 1997 : Psychosync (1973 - live WLIR radio broadcast, ed. Blueprint)

Cu Empire

• 1973 : Mark I
• 1974 : Mark II
• 1979 : Mark III
• 2018 : The Complete Recordings

Cu David Cross

• 2020 : Crossover

Solo

• 1973 : Two Sides of Peter Banks
• 1994 : Instinct
• 1995 : Self-Contained
• 1997 : Reduction
• 1999 : Can I Play You Something? (The Pre-Yes Years Recordings From 1964-1968)

Harmony in Diversity

• 2006 : Trying
• 2018 : The Complete Recordings

Apariții ca invitat

• 1970 : Nice to Meet Miss Christine, by Chris Harwood
• 1971 : Electric Shocks by Roger Ruskin Spear, featuring Pete Banks on 2 tracks
• 1978 : Puttin' on the Style, star tribute to Lonnie Donegan with Rory Gallagher, Pete Banks, Elton John, Brian May & Ringo Starr
• 1984 : "Hello" by Lionel Richie; uncredited session work
• 1984 : Keats ...Plus, with Pete Bardens, David Paton, Ian Bairnson, Colin Blunstone, Start Elliott (producer Alan Parson);
• 1995 : Tales from Yesterday, Yes tribute album
• 1997 : Come Together People of Funk, by Funky Monkey
• 1999 : Jabberwocky, by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
• 1999 : Encore, Legends, & Paradox, by Robert Berry and the drummer Trent Gardner, 10 songs from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, by 23 musicians ( Yes members (Banks, Khoroshev, Downes), Asia members (Wetton, Downes), etc.)
• 2001 : "Guitar Workshop" (two solo tracks)
• 2001 : Marked for Madness, by Michelle Young
• 2002 : The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
• 2002 : Join Us in Tomorrow, by Funky Monkey
• 2006 : "Return to the Dark Side of the Moon"
• 2011 : Electronic Church Muzik, by Ant-Bee
• 2011 : Muso & Proud, by dB-Infusion
• 2012 : The Prog Collective
• 2012 : Songs of the Century: An All-Star Tribute to Supertramp
• 2012 : "Who Are You" – An All-Star Tribute To The Who