The Magic of YES with the voice of TOTO
The term “Super-Group” can only describe the formation of two of the most creative and musical legendary bands of the past 30 years into the new band YOSO. Formed out of TOTO’s brilliant vocalist Bobby Kimball and the creative force of YES members, Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood, it does indeed equal the magic of YES with the voice of TOTO. However, YOSO is much more than a combination of two classic rock groups. YOSO has combined their musical talents to produce an album of new music, which comes together with a live CD which sees the band plays some of old and new classics. Their collective mission is to make the next decade one where YOSO’s music will be held up alongside their classic rock backgrounds as a band as important as TOTO and YES.
Bobby Kimball was born in Louisiana and studied to be a medical doctor for five years. However, his true passion was music and he decided give up medical school and move to Los Angeles where he befriended well-known session musicians Jeff Porcaro and David Paich. They realized that Bobby Kimball had extraordinary talent and invited him to join a new band they were putting together called “TOTO”. The first album “TOTO” became an immediate success with “Hold The Line” becoming a standard. Other Grammy-award winning albums followed, with songs like “Rosanna” and “Africa” becoming staples on the radio. Bobby left the band for a period, but was asked to return in 1998, until Toto disbanded in 2009. He decided at that point to start YOSO with Billy Sherwood and Tony Kaye.
Billy Sherwood started his musical journey in the band “Lodgic” on A&M records in 1983. He changed direction and band members to form “World Trade” signing to Polygram Records in 1988. In 1991, he met Chris Squire and Tony Kaye who invited him to become a full member of the classic progressive band YES. He became a driving force for YES for the albums “Union” and “The Ladder”. Billy toured with YES for five years before deciding that his future would be better suited to working with his finest musician friends while going through various incarnations that would ultimately become YOSO.
Tony Kaye was the founding member and main keyboardist of the legendary band YES. Beginning in 1967 with “Time and a Word”, Tony’s keyboard parts and compositions are classic rock history. “Starship Trooper”, “Roundabout” and “Owner of a Lonely Heart’ are just samples of his work with YES. In 2009 he decided to broaden his already illustrious horizons and join Billy Sherwood and Bobby Kimball in the musical adventure called YOSO. YOSO is rounded out with two amazingly gifted musicians: Johnny Bruhns is the guitarist and second vocalist. Scott Conner completes the line-up on drums and percussion.
YOSO does indeed have the magic of YES and the voice of TOTO. However, in 2010 the band intends to convince fans of both bands that the brilliance of YOSO will be just as celebrated in the years to come.
BOBBY KIMBALL vocals
TONY KAYE keyboards
BILLY SHERWOOD bass, vocals
JOHNNY BRUHNS guitar, vocals
SCOTT CONNER drums, vocals
More Info available at
http://www.yosohq.com/Opening Act - John Ford
As a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, bass player, producer and recording artist, John Ford’s talent has made an enduring impact in music through the years.
Originally, a bass player and songwriter early on with Jaymes Fenda and the Vulcans and Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Ford’s later influence with his percussive bass style gave the British Folk/Bluegrass group new definition into the Rock genre, along with addition of Keyboard Mellotron extraordinaire, Rick Wakeman, who later joined YES. John Ford quickly became involved in songwriting which produced the bands #2 Chart hit - “Part of the Union,” lasting 59 weeks, Gold and Platinum Records and an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting and still popular today. Ford’s “Heavy Disguise,” and music for “Tears and Pavan,” written by Strawbs founding member Dave Cousins, brought the band more success and worldwide recognition, evolving into an Progressive Art Rock Arena band with many appearances on Top Of the Pops and world-wide Tours, sharing the bill with other legendary bands.
Ford eventually went on to form other projects, including Hudson Ford, Pop-Punk band, The Monks, achieving more Platinum hits, “Nice Legs Shame About The Face,” off Bad Habits and Suspended Animation and High Society – a 30s style band. Ford went on to his own Solo Project, also working and recording with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night in Blackmore’s Night after relocating to the US. With his various projects, Ford has toured, headlined and shared the stage with legendary acts Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Ritchie Blackmore, Dave Mason, Ian Lloyd of Stories, Marc Bolan/T. Rex, Steppenwolf, The Eagles to name just a few.
John Ford has appeared on and recorded numerous albums and DVDs. Ford was voted 2009 Best Indie Rock Artist, and Strawbs are 2010 Inductees into Progressive Rock Hall of Fame. Ford again opened the flood gates with ninth Solo release Big Hit In India which has gained critical acclaim and in the running for 2010 MP3 Music Awards. Ford is currently recording new tracks for 2010 release, Resurrected, aside from working on collaboration with Ian Lloyd of Stories.
Friday, August 13, 2010 at 8:00 pm
$35.00 (All Tickets)
(Plus Service Charge)
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