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He was born as John Roy Anderson on 25th October 1944 in the town of Accrington, Lancashire, England, his parents being Albert and Kathleen Anderson. (He was later to drop the "h" from his first name.) He attended St. John's Infants School in Accrington, and made a tentative start to his musical career at an early age by playing the washboard in "Little John's Skiffle Group", which played songs by Lonnie Donegan among others.

Anderson left school at the age of fifteen, and went through a series of jobs including working as a farm hand, a lorry driver, and a milkman.

In 1962, Anderson joined The Warriors (also known as The Electric Warriors), where he and his brother Tony shared the role of lead vocalist. He quit this band in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio, released two solo singles in 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the, and then in the same year briefly sung in a band called The Gun .

In the summer of 1968, Anderson joined a group called Mabel Greer's Toyshop , which also included bassistA bassist is an musician who plays a bass guitar or double bass. This page lists famous bassists in four categories, depending on whether they are primarily known for playing bass guitar, double bass, both, or their main instrument is unknown. Certain mus Chris SquireChristopher Russell Edward Squire (born March 4, 1948) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes, and is the only member of the group to appear on every album. He was born in Kingsbury, a suburb of northwest London, in England and guitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Noted guitarists: Classical : Manuel Barrueco : Julian Bream : Ben Bolt : Matteo Carcassi : Mauro Giuliani : Sharon Isbin : Alexander Lagoya : Paco de Lucia : Godelieve Monden : Ida Presti : Angel Romero : P Peter BanksPeter Banks (b. April 8, 1947) was the original guitar player of Yes. He was born in England and named Peter Brochbanks . Early career His father bought him a cheap acoustic guitar when he was still a little boy and Pete showed unsuspected devotion and ab. Anderson fronted this band, but ended up leaving again before the summer was over. Anderson, Squire, and Banks went on to form YesIn English, yes is a single word indicating agreement or permission. In a congress, parliament, or other legislature, yea ( pronounced like "yay") is often used instead when taking a vote, or listing how members voted. Informal versions of the word includ, with drummer Bill Bruford and keyboardist Tony Kaye. Their debut album was released in 1969.