Michael Sherwood

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Michael Sherwood is a keyboardist and singer. He comes from a musical family which includes his father Bobby, who was a big band leader, his mother Phyllis and younger brother Billy.

Michael (keys, vocals) and Billy (bass, vocals) formed the band Lodgic while growing up in Las Vegas. The band also included Guy Allison on keyboards as well, Jimmy Haun on guitar, and Gary Starns on drums. They eventually moved the band to Los Angeles in 1980. After many years of trying to get things together, they recorded their debut album Nomadic Sands, released in 1986.

After Lodgic, Michael did session work, including backing vocals on the Anderson/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe songs on Yes's Union album (on which brother Billy also performed, but on different tracks).

A solo album, Tangletown, was released in 1998, largely written with Julius Robinson. Guests included Christian Nesmith, brother Billy, Jimmy Haun and Yes engineer Tom Fletcher. He also appears on Ted Jacobs' 2000 album The Days Gone By.

In 2004, Michael joined Conspiracy, Billy's band with Yes bassist Chris Squire, to record a live-in-the-studio DVD, released in 2006. Michael has also worked with the Gluey Brothers, Jack Russell, Lisa Loeb, Steve Porcaro, Air Supply and Jonathan Elias and further with Julius Robinson and Christian Nesmith. He has done music for TV shows and adverts, including work for Elias Associates.