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Chris Squire, RIP, who refused to play what he was supposed to play

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Rob Archer
Jun 29, 2015
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Chris Squire in 2004. Photo credit: Rob Archer

Over the weekend music lost one of the greatest rock bassists of all time, Chris Squire, the co-founder of the world's preeminent prog band Yes, and the only member to appear on every album. I woke up to the news Saturday morning, and felt like a part of my teenage years had been ripped away.

Squire's sound w…

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