Billy Sherwood

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Billy Sherwood's music career started with Lodgic, formed with big brother Michael Sherwood, also including Guy Allison on keyboards, Jimmy Haun on guitar and Gary Starns on drums. They eventually moved the band to Los Angeles in 1980. Lodgic eventually broke up, and Billy Sherwood put together a new band with Guy Allison. They recruited guitarist Bruce Gowdy and drummer Mark T. Williams to form World Trade. They recorded their self-titled debut in 1989, with Sherwood taking on the roles of engineer, mixer, and producer again, along with his band duties as bassist and lead singer. Then, Sherwood and Gowdy were asked to come and jam with Chris Squire, Alan White, and Tony Kaye of Yes. Singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Trevor Rabin had left the band and the idea was for Sherwood and Gowdy to replace them in the band. Rabin returned to the band, but demos were recorded by a line-up of Squire, White, Kaye, Rabin and Sherwood. However, Yes were to merge with Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and Sherwood was relegated to a side musician, appearing on one track of the subsequent album Union. Like Trevor Horn before him, Sherwood was uncomfortable with the idea of replacing Anderson as the front man of Yes, but he struck up a friendship with Squire that would lead to work with him throughout the next 20 years. During the hiatus of Yes, Squire put together the Chris Squire Experiment, having Sherwood as the lead singer while playing some guitar and keyboards. Sherwood then went on to r

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Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon: A Tribute To Pink Floyd

The Big Peace

Back Against The Wall – A Tribute To Pink Floyd

Back Against the Wall - A Tribute to Pink Floyd

Citizen

Re-Building The Wall - A Tribute To Pink Floyd

Citizen: In the Next Life

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Planet Earth Attack

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The Prog Collective - Deluxe Edition

Back Against The Wall

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Just Like...Pink Floyd

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Back Against the Wall - A Tribute to Pink Floyd (Bonus Track Version)

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