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| Birth name | John Kenneth Wetton |
| Born | 12 June 1949 Willington, Derbyshire, England |
| Origin | Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Died | 31 January 2017 (aged 67) Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
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| Years active | 1965–2017 |
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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 skilled right-handed bass player and had a booming baritone voice.[2] He was a member of 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 played in a number of progressive rock and hard rock bands, including Roxy Music (1974–1975), Uriah Heep (1975–1976), U.K. (1977–1980), and Wishbone Ash (1980–1981).[1]
In 1981, he co-founded Asia as lead vocalist and principal songwriter, which was considered to be a supergroup.[1] Their debut, self-titled album was released in 1982, selling ten million copies worldwide and becoming Billboard magazine's number one album of 1982.[4] Wetton later formed the duo Icon with his Asia bandmate and songwriting partner Geoff Downes, and he also had a successful solo career.
- ^ a b c Dancha, Kim (1997). My Own Time: The Authorized Biography of John Wetton. Northern Line Publishers. ISBN 9780965484718.
- ^ Curtiss, Ron; Weiner, Aaron (3 June 2016). "John Wetton (King Crimson, U.K., Asia): The Complete Boffomundo Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (February 2017). "John Wetton, Rocker with King Crimson and Asia, Dies at 67". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Billboard 200 – Year-end albums – 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.