John Wetton
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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer and songwriter.[1] Although he was left handed he was known as a dexterous right handed bass player and had a booming baritone voice[2] Wetton joined the band Family in 1971 for a short time before joining King Crimson in 1972.[3] After the breakup of King Crimson at the end of 1974, Wetton spent the next seven years as a member of other progressive rock and hard rock bands which included Roxy Music (1974–1975), Uriah Heep (1975–1976), U.K. (1977–1980) and Wishbone Ash (1980–1981).[1]
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Birth name | John Kenneth Wetton |
Born | (1949-06-12)12 June 1949 Willington, Derbyshire, England |
Origin | Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
Died | 31 January 2017(2017-01-31) (aged 67) Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
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Years active | 1965–2017 |
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Website | Official website |
In 1981 he co-founded Asia as singer and principal song writer, which was considered a super group.[1] Their debut album "Asia" which was released in 1982 sold 10 million copies worldwide and was listed as Billboard magazine's number one album of 1982.[4] He later formed the duo "Icon" with his Asia bandmate and songwriting partner Geoff Downes and went onto to have a successful solo career.
Wetton died on 24 January 2017.