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John Wetton( John Kenneth Wetton )



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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/Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep, and Wishbone Ash.

After his period with King Crimson, Wetton formed U.K., and later he was the frontman and co-principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia, which proved to be his biggest commercial success. Their eponymous debut album sold eight million copies worldwide and was Billboard magazine's No. 1 album of 1982. He later formed the duo Icon with Geoff Downes (also from Asia, ex-Yes, ex-The Buggles), and from the 1990s had a successful solo career, releasing several studio and live albums.

Wetton had a long career as an in-demand session bass player, collaborating with many members of progressive rock bands such as Yes (including Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Geoff Downes, Alan White, Billy Sherwood and Peter Banks), Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry and Genesis' Steve Hackett.


Discography
Solo

Caught in the Crossfire (1980) E'G/Polydor Records
Voice Mail / Battle Lines (1994) Pony Canyon / Magnetic Air Records
Arkangel (album)|Arkangel (1997) Eagle Records
Welcome to Heaven / Sinister (album)|Sinister (2000) Avalon Records
Rock of Faith (2003) Giant Electric Pea
Raised in Captivity (2011) Frontiers Records

Live albums

Chasing the Dragon (live in Japan) (1995) Eclipse Records
Akustika: Live in America (1996)
Live in Tokyo 1997 (1998)
No Mans Land Live in Poland (1999) Giant Electric Pea
Hazy Monet Live In New York City May 27, 1997 (1999)
Sub Rosa Live in Milan Italy (1999)
Live At The Sun Plaza Tokyo 1999 (2000)
Live in Argentina (2003)
Live in Stockholm 1998 (2003)
Live in Osaka (2003)
Live in the Underworld (2003) Classic Rock Legends
Amata (2004) Metal Mind Records
Agenda (2004) Metal Mind Records
Live via Satellite (2015)