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Trevor Rabin was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 13th January 1954.
All bands mentioned are South African-based until 1979.
NAME UNKNOWN (1966-67) THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (1966-67)
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| | | | | | NOT Robert Fripp's band!
OTHERS DEREK TREVOR RONNIE NEIL ALAN
RABIN RABIN FRIEDMAN CLOUD ROSENBERG
(Trevor's (age 12) (age 12) (age 11) (age 10)
brother) guitar bass drums guitar
drums | | | |
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CONGLOMERATION (1968-71)
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TREVOR RONNIE NEIL ALAN
RABIN ROBOT CLOUD ROSENBERG
vocals, (FRIEDMAN) drums guitar
guitar bass | |
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+-----------)----------)---------+ +-----> Peach (1981)
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| | RABBITT (1972) studio session band, recorded 'Locomotive Breath' single
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| | TREVOR ERROL FRANSUA LOU CEDRIC
| | RABIN FRIEDMAN ROOS FORER SAMSON
| | vocals, guitar keyboards bass drums
| | guitar (Ronnie's ^
| | | brother) |
| | | +-----SUCK
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| FREEDOMS CHILDREN (1973) Trevor Rabin wrote 'Wake Up! State of Fear'
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| TREVOR RONNIE COLIN BRIAN NIC
| RABIN ROBOT PRATLEY DAVIDSON MARTENS
| guitar bass drums vocals keyboards
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| +----------+ +----> LANCASTER BAND and others, see Freedoms Children
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| | Trevor played on various sessions during this time
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RABBITT (1973)
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TREVOR RONNIE NEIL SELWYN |
RABIN ROBOT CLOUD SCHNEIDER <----+
vocals, bass drums guitar
guitar, | | |
keyboards | | +----> NEXUS, then moved to London, UK
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+-----------+--+------+
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Guest Appearances: RABBITT (1975-1976) 'Boys Will Be Boys' and 'A Croak And A Grunt In The Night'
Margaret Singana - --------------------------------
'Where Is The Love' | | | | Recorded 2 highly successful albums and a
(1976) TREVOR RONNIE NEIL DUNCAN 4-track EP 'Morning Light'.
RABIN ROBOT CLOUD FAURE
vocals, bass drums vocals,
guitar, | | guitar,
keyboards | | keyboards
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| +---------+--------+------> Rabbitt - Rock Rabbitt (1977) with Aiden 'Dooley' Mason.
| Duncan Faure joined Bay City Rollers in 1979, then Karu.
| Neil Cloud released a solo album 'St Cloux' in 1978.
+-----------+ Allan Faull (later from Falling Mirror) was offered Trevor's job, but declined.
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Sessions: JULIAN LAXTON BAND (1976-77)
HOT RS (1977) ------------------------------------------
Disco Rock Machine (1978) | | | | |
TREVOR JULIAN KEVIN EUGENE ARTHUR
RABIN LAXTON KRUGER HAVENGA STEAD
Trevor played various bass guitar drums vocals keyboards -----> Public Image Limited (1983), Shania Twain (2000)
jazz and rock sessions | ^ |
in 78-79, moved to UK, | | +------> HOT RS (with Dan Hill, René Veldsman and Trevor Rabin), Kariba and hundreds of sessions
recorded 3 solo albums | +-------Freedoms Children, Hawk
'Trevor Rabin' aka +-----------+
'Beginnings', 'Face to Face' |
and 'Wolf', played on various |
sessions, moved to LA. CINEMA (1982) [NOT the SA group of the same name!] Trevor was involved in plans on paper for a supergroup
---------------------------------- of Trevor, Rick Wakeman, Carl Palmer and John Wetton.
There were rumours of | | | | Recording sessions Later, Rabin tried out as a fifth member of Asia
Trevor joining Keith TREVOR CHRIS TONY ALAN during 1982 with along side Palmer, Wetton, Steve Howe and Geoff Downes.
Emerson and Jack Bruce RABIN SQUIRE KAYE WHITE Trevor Horn producing. -- Henry Potts, September 1999
in a trio and also of vocals, bass keyboards drums 2 tracks released on
him joining Foreigner. guitar, | | | 'YesYears' boxset 1991 Eddie Jobson played keyboards during Tony Kaye's
keyboards | | | brief absence sometime during 1982/83.
| | | | -- John, Yeshoo, January 2000
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YES (1983-1988) '90125', '9012Live-The Solos', 'Big Generator'
Guest Appearances: --------------------------------------------
Frankie Goes To | | | | |
Hollywood, Jon TREVOR CHRIS TONY ALAN JON
Anderson, Lisa RABIN SQUIRE KAYE WHITE ANDERSON
Hartman, Marc Jordan. vocals, bass keyboards drums vocals
guitar, | | | |
keyboards | | | |
| | | | | via ANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN HOWE
Trevor released solo +------------+----------+--------+ +--------------------------------+
album 'Can't Look Away' | | |
in 1989. | YES (1990) short-lived line-up, never recorded |
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Recorded 'Live in LA' in | | | | | | |
1989 - released on CD in | CHRIS TONY ALAN BILLY BRUCE Bruce & Billy were|
2003. | SQUIRE KAYE WHITE SHERWOOD GOWDY both from WORLD |
| bass keyboards drums vocals, guitar TRADE |
| | | | guitar |
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Guest Appearance: | YES (1990-91) a few sessions including 'Love Conquers All' |
Seal ---------------------------------- - - - - - |
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TREVOR CHRIS TONY ALAN BILLY |
RABIN SQUIRE KAYE WHITE SHERWOOD |
vocals, bass keyboards drums vocals, |
guitar, | | | guitar | Billy Sherwood and Jimmy Haun had been bandmates in LODGIC.
keyboards | | | | | Their only album, 'Nomadic Sands', was released by A&M in 1985.
| | | | | | -- Raymond H. Riethmeier, March 2000
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YES (1991-92) 'Union', World Tour studio sessions
Trevor appears -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
on 4 tracks on | | | | | | | | | | | | |
'Union'. RICK TREVOR CHRIS TONY ALAN JON STEVE BILL BILLY JIMMY TONY JONATHAN OTHERS
WAKEMAN RABIN SQUIRE KAYE WHITE ANDERSON HOWE BRUFORD SHERWOOD HAUN LEVIN ELIAS
keyboards vocals, bass keyboards drums vocals guitar drums vocals, guitar bass keyboards
guitar | | | | | guitar,
In 1993 Trevor played on | | | | | | keyboards
2 tracks on the Paul Rodgers| | | | | | |
tribute album 'Muddy Water +------------+----------+--------+---------+---------)---------------------+
Blues'. | +------------+
YES (1994) 'Talk' on tour |
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TREVOR CHRIS TONY ALAN JON BILLY |
In the mid/late 90s, ELP RABIN SQUIRE KAYE WHITE ANDERSON SHERWOOD |
approached Trevor about vocals, bass keyboards drums vocals guitar, |
working together but he guitar, | | | keyboards |
was too busy with the keyboards +-------------------+---------+---------)------------+
'Glimmer Man' soundtrack. | | +------------+
| YES (1996) 'Keys To Ascension', 'Keys To Ascension 2'|
TREVOR RABIN 1995-1999 V ------------------------------------------- |
Solo, session work and soundtracks... | | | | | |
'Glimmer Man', 'Con Air', 'Armageddon', CHRIS ALAN JON STEVE RICK |
'Jack Frost', 'Enemy of the State', SQUIRE WHITE ANDERSON HOWE WAKEMAN |
'Deep Blue Sea' and others as well as bass drums vocals guitar keyboards | Billy Sherwood finally
appearing on Rick Wakeman's 'Return to | | | | | | becomes a full member
the Centre of the Earth' (1999) +-----------+--------+---------+----------)----------+
and Michael Jackson's 'HIStory' (1995). | +-------------------+
YES (1997-99) 'Open Your Eyes', 'The Ladder' |
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CHRIS ALAN JON STEVE BILLY IGOR 'IVAN' |
SQUIRE WHITE ANDERSON HOWE SHERWOOD KHOROSHEV |
bass drums vocals guitar guitar keyboards |
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TREVOR RABIN 2000-2001: YES (2000-01) 'Magnification', YesSymphony tour |
Soundtracks: 'Whispers', 'The Sixth --------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - |
Day', 'Remember The Titans', 'Gone in | | | | | | |
60 Seconds', 'Texas Rangers', 'Rock CHRIS ALAN JON STEVE TOM VARIOUS |
Star', 'American Outlaws', 'Black SQUIRE WHITE ANDERSON HOWE BRISLIN ORCHESTRAS |
Sheep' & 'Bad Company'. bass drums vocals guitar keyboards |
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TREVOR RABIN 2002-2003: YES (2002-3) Tour, 'YesSpeak' documentary DVD
Recorded a version of 'Don't Let Me Be -------------------------------------------
Misunderstood' which appeared on 'The | | | | |
Banger Sisters' soundtrack. CHRIS ALAN JON STEVE RICK
Released '90124', a collection of demos SQUIRE WHITE ANDERSON HOWE WAKEMAN
from 1981-1994. bass drums vocals guitar keyboards
Soundtracks: 'Bad Boys II', 'Kangaroo
Jack'.
Released 'Live in LA' (recorded in 1989)
in 2003.
TREVOR RABIN 2004:
Soundtracks: 'Torque', 'The Great Raid',
'Exorcist: The Beginning', 'White On
White'.