Why did Yes want Oliver Wakeman? Part 1 – 589

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius Contrary to what I said last week, we are going to continue with our Why did Yes want series this week as we turn back slightly in time to Oliver Wakeman after we inadvertently got Benoit David in the wrong order last time. It was one of the most confusing periods of the band in terms of personnel so I have turned to interviews and accounts from those involved to try and get as close as possible to the truth - see if you agree with what Mark and I discuss in a few moments. Did Oliver know any of the band before he joined? How did they know he was any good? Was it just nepotism? Let us know if you agree with us! Available now! TormatoBook.com YMP Patrons: Producers: Joseph Cottrell Ken Fuller Jeffrey Crecelius and Wayne Hall Patrons: Aaron Steelman Dave Owen Mark James LangPaul TomeiJoost Maglev David Heyden Paul WilsonMartin KjellbergBob MartilottaLindMichael O’ConnorWilliam HayesBrian Sullivan David Pannell Lobate ScarpMiguel FalcãoChris Bandini David Watkinson Neal KaforeyRachel HadawayCraig EstenesDemMark ‘Zarkol’ BaggsPaul HailesDoug Curran Robert Nasir Fergus CubbageScott ColomboFred BarringerDavidGeoff BailieSimon BarrowGeoffrey Mason Stephen LambeGuy R DeRomeSteve DillHenrik AntonssonSteve Perry Hogne Bø PettersenSteve RodeDeclan LogueSteve ScottTodd DudleyJimJamie McQuinn Steven Roehr John ParryKeith HoisingtonAlan BeggTerence SadlerJohn HoldenBarry GorskyMichael HanderhanTim Stannard Jon PicklesJohn ThomsonJohn CowanTony HandleyRobertGary BettsJim Morrison Our (not really) new Facebook YMP Discussion Group is open to anyone to join but I’ll be adding rules and joining requirements when I have time (one day…). One of the advantages of the new format is that all members of the group have the same ability to post content, so it’s a bit more egalitarian, or somesuch. Please do search for the group and join in. Please follow/

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Why did Yes want Oliver Wakeman? Part 1 – 589 is an episode from YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music Podcast by Kevin Mulryne.

This episode is 31:08 long.

This episode was published on Jul 7, 2023.

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