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Living? Probably Peter Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who, which formed in 1964. If we're sticking with prog, then probably Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues (formed in 1964), Gary Brooker of Procol Harum (1967), or Ian Anderson, if you consider what he still does as being Jethro Tull (1967, although most of the members were playing together under different band names as early as 1964).

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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

James Young, guitarist of Styx, has been there for aeons. I don’t think he’s done anything else.
 
One album by the James Young Group in 1995. Wink
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James Young, guitarist of Styx, has been there for aeons. I don’t think he’s done anything else.
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Wait a second.
 
Ralf Hutter co-founded Kraftwerk (first album: 1970) and remains with them to this day! They've endured periods of inactivity but Ralf has remained the sole constant.
 
2020 will be Kraftwerk's 50th anniversary on album.
 
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Originally posted by wiz_d_kidd wiz_d_kidd wrote:

2. During that time, the artist cannot have recorded with any other band.

 
Whoops! I guess Edgar Froese wins this thread. Chris Squire participated in other bands like World Trade, Conspiracy and Squackett.
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CHRIS SQUIRE formed Yes in 1968. The band's eponymous debut appeared in 1969. Squire is the only musician to appear on every single Yes album, until his death in 2015.
 
46 years!
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EDGAR FROESE founded Tangerine Dream in 1967. The first LP 'Electronic Meditation' debuted in 1970. He remained the driving force behind TD until his death in 2015.
1970-2015 = 45 years, too!
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Originally posted by wiz_d_kidd wiz_d_kidd wrote:

In another thread we considered musicians who collaborated with a large number of different bands.  Now we consider the opposite question: 

"Which prog musician had the longest running tenure with just one band, without collaborating with anyone else?"

Rules:
1. Tenure is defined as the time from his/her first appearance on an album, to their final appearance on an album by the same group.
2. During that time, the artist cannot have recorded with any other band.

I will offer Jean-Michael Jarre as a starting point.  He started in 1971 with "Les Granges Brulees" and his streak ended in 2016 when he recorded with Gorillaz on their "Humanz" album.  Everything in between with recorded as Jean-Michael Jarre.  Total: 45 years.

Jarre does not count by your own rules; he collaborated with numerous other artists like Cindy Lauper, Gary Numan or the Pet Shop Boys


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In another thread we considered musicians who collaborated with a large number of different bands.  Now we consider the opposite question: 

"Which prog musician had the longest running tenure with just one band, without collaborating with anyone else?"

Rules:
1. Tenure is defined as the time from his/her first appearance on an album, to their final appearance on an album by the same group.
2. During that time, the artist cannot have recorded with any other band.

I will offer Jean-Michael Jarre as a starting point.  He started in 1971 with "Les Granges Brulees" and his streak ended in 2016 when he recorded with Gorillaz on their "Humanz" album.  Everything in between with recorded as Jean-Michael Jarre.  Total: 45 years.
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