Christopher Russell Edward Squire (born 4 March 1948), most simply known as Chris Squire, is an English bass guitarist, singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes. He is the only member of the group to have never left the band, the only original member still in the band, and the only member in Yes history to appear on every album.
He is widely regarded as the dominant bass guitarist among the early seventies British progressive rock bands, influencing peers and later generations of bassists with his incisive sound and elaborately contoured, melodic bass lines. His 1975 solo album Fish Out of Water was widely acclaimed.
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