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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Although he was left handed, he was known as a dexterous right handed bass player and had a booming baritone voice. He joined the band Family in 1971 for a short time before joining King Crimson in 1972.
Jan 31, 2017 · Asia star John Wetton has died aged 67 after a battle with colon cancer, his bandmate Carl Palmer has said. According to a brief statement released by the band, Wetton passed away in his sleep...
LIFE OF JOHN WETTON. Born in Derby, raised in Bournemouth, John Wetton first cut his musical teeth on church music at his family’s piano, soon discovering a knack for song writing with an early bandmate, Richard Palmer-James; a relationship that would continue to flourish through five decades.
Jan 31, 2017 · John Wetton, a bass player, vocalist and songwriter who adapted the dense, progressive rock he performed with bands like King Crimson into mainstream hits with the supergroup Asia in...
Mar 20, 2017 · From backing pop stars as a teenager to his work with King Crimson, Asia and many more, John Wetton was a true gem of the prog world. We go behind-the-scenes on his life and career.
Jan 31, 2017 · John Wetton, singer/bassist and veteran of multiple famed prog-rock outfits, died Tuesday in his sleep, with the cause of death widely reported as colon cancer. He was 67.
Musician, songwriter, singer and “top bloke” (as Geoff Downes describes him), John Wetton lived a truly extraordinary life. In this book some seventy-plus people who knew and worked with John, from Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Roxy Music, U.K., Asia, the John Wetton solo band and beyond, pay tribute to that fact.
