Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Trevor Rabin Biography and Timeline

Follow Trevor Rabin through 6 dated historical records for South Africa.

Trevor Rabin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1949–1995Years on this page

1949

Birth of Trevor Rabin

Member of Yes · Johannesburg · Arts / Popular Music

Birth of Trevor Rabin, later Yes guitarist, vocalist and songwriter during the 1980s.

Role range: 1949-

1983

Owner of a Lonely Heart

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Writes the musical basis for Owner of a Lonely Heart, Yes's biggest hit single.

Role range: 1983-1995

Yes

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Joins the reformed Yes line-up and helps reshape the band for the 1980s.

Role range: 1983-1995

1987

Big Generator

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Plays guitar and contributes songwriting to Big Generator.

Role range: 1983-1995

1994

Talk

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Plays guitar and writes on Talk, his final studio album with Yes.

Role range: 1983-1995

1995

Departure

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Leaves Yes after the Talk period and later concentrates on film scoring.

Role range: 1983-1995

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.