John Wetton
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Person
- Born
- 1949-06-12
- Died
- 2017-01-31
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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English singer, bassist, and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth, Dorset. He rose to fame with bands Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music and Uriah Heep. Following his period in Uriah Heep, Wetton formed U.K., and later — after a brief stint in Wishbone Ash — he was the frontman and…
Known for
- The Rhythm of Life2023
- King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic — Self - Bass, Vocals2023
- Asia: Symfonia - Live In Bulgaria 20132017
- Asia - Axis XXX - Live San Francisco MMXII — bass, vocals2015
- UK - Curtain Call2015
- Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall — Himself2014
- Asia - Gravitas2014
- Steve Hackett - Live Fire And Ice — Special guest2011
- Asia: Spirit Of The Night - The Phoenix Tour Live In Cambridge 2009 — bass, vocals2010
- Asia: Fantasia - Live in Tokyo — Vocals & Bass2007
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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English progressive rock singer, bassist, and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He rose to fame with bands Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK and Wishbone Ash. After his period with King Crimson, Wetton formed UK, and later he was the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia, which proved to be his biggest commercial success. <a href
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Key dates
- Born
- 12 June 1949
- Died
- 31 January 2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Willington
- Place of death
- Bournemouth
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice