What is the name of the band that  john anderson(the subject of this
article-http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,47727,00.html )
played in.Apparently they once headlined a show that had future
members of led zeppelin as a support act.I emailed the article's
author and he says the subject wouldn't say.

Dear bryan1812a,

Since the article explicitly says: "In the late 1960s, he sang and
played guitar in a rock band that had one immortal moment", there can
be no doubt that this band was "Yes".

Anderson, who had been playing with David Foster and Ian Wallace in
The Warriors since 1963, returned to London from Germany in March 1968
as a solo artist. On 26 July 1968, John Anderson joined Peter Banks
and Chris Squire to form the new group "Yes". The band would do many
gigs in the following years.

To learn more about the band "Yes", wou might want to have a look at
their official website:
http://www.yesworld.com/


Sources:

A musical history of Yes: YesEvents - 1968, by Trey Price
http://www.tprice.net/yes/timeline/1968.html

A musical history of Yes: YesEvents - 1969, by Trey Price
http://www.tprice.net/yes/timeline/1969.html

Connolly & Company: Discography - Yes
http://www.connollyco.com/discography/yes/yes.html

Yesgigs 1966-1980, by Sullivan
http://www.m-ideas.com/sullivan/Yesgigs.html

Yes in the Press: August 2001
http://members.aol.com/yesinthepress/august2001.html

Search terms used:
"john anderson" band 1969
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"john anderson" yes 1969
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"john anderson"  "band yes" 1967
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"John Anderson" biography yes 1968
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Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 04 Apr 2003 11:14 PST

Dear bryan1812a,

I just noticed I made a mistake. Please do not rate this answer, since
I asked the Editors to remove it.

Regards,
Scriptor

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Request for Answer Clarification by bryan1812a-ga on 04 Apr 2003 23:56 PST

On reflection,I don't think John Anderson (accountant & musician)and
Jon Anderson(Yes)are the same person.Would an accountant have time to
release 20 albums and tour, whilst also building a career in the
gaming industry?
I suspect the band with the pre Led Zeppelin members was called 'Band
of Joy', containing Robert Plant and John Bonham.If so the question
would be,'What was the name of the band that once headlined over Band
of Joy,and that this particular John Anderson played in?

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 05 Apr 2003 04:10 PST

Dear bryan1812a,

I came to similar conclusions. Alas, I did not think about that before
posting the answer. That is the reason why I asked the Editors to
remove the answer. There is no doubt that your question will be open
to be answered by other researchers again soon.

Best regards,
Scriptor

woooo- that was quick.thanks