Peter Banks (1947–2013) was an English rock guitarist who co-founded Yes and played on their first two albums: Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970). He then formed Flash, which released the 1972/73 albums Flash, In the Can, and Out of Our Hands on Sovereign. In 1973, he collaborated with Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman […]
Empire was an English rock band, centered around guitarist Peter Banks (Yes/Flash) and his then-partner, singer Sydney Foxx. Between 1974 and 1980, they recorded three unreleased albums. In 1995, One Way Records issued Empire’s recordings on the discs Mark I, II, and III. Members: Peter Banks (guitar), Sydney Foxx [Sidonie Jordan] (vocals), Jakob Freeman Magnusson […]
