Peter Banks
For the keyboard player Peter Banks, see the entry for the band After the Fire. Peter Banks Birth name Peter William Brockbanks Born (1947-07-15)15 July 1947 Barnet, North London, United Kingdom Died 7 March 2013(2013-03-07) (aged 65) Genres Progressive rock, rock Occupation(s) Guitarist, songwriter Instruments Guitar Years active 1966–2013 Associated acts The Nighthawks, The Syn, Mabel Greer's Toyshop, Yes, Flash, Empirə Website www.peterbanks.net Peter William Brockbanks (15 July 1947 – 7 March 2013, known as Peter Banks) was a British guitarist. He was the original guitarist of the progressive rock bands Yes and Flash. The BBC's Danny Baker and Big George often called Banks "The architect of progressive music".[citation needed]