John Wetton
John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his bass playing as well as his baritone voice. In 1971, he was a member of the rock band Family for a short time, before joining King Crimson in 1972. After the breakup of King Crimson at the end of 1974, he played in a number of other bands, including Roxy Music (1974–1975), Uriah Heep (1975–1976), U.K. (1977–1980), and Wishbone Ash (1980–1981). In 1981, Wetton co-founded the supergroup Asia as lead vocalist and principal songwriter. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1982, selling ten million copies worldwide and becoming Billboard magazine's number one album of 1982. He later formed the duo Icon with his Asia bandmate and songwriting partner Geoff Downes and also had a successful solo career.
Genre: progressive-rock, symphonic-rock
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Top Tracks
- The Circle of St. Giles
- Eclipse
- Goodbye Blue Sky
- Us & Them
- Mother
- Another Twist of the Knife
- Hold Me Now
- The Laws of Nature
- Battle Lines
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- The Last Thing on My Mind
- Steffi's Ring
- Say It Ain't So
- Arkangel
- I Can't Lie Anymore
- I've Come to Take You Home
- Rendezvous 6:02 - Live
- Eminence Front
- Eminence Front
- Hey You
Albums (40)
- Your Own Special Way (2023)
- Songwriter - My British Side (2017)
- Live in Osaka 1997 (1970)
- Live in Argentina 1996 (1970)
- The Studio Recordings Anthology, Vol. 1 (2015)
- New York Minute (Live at Iridim, New York, 2013) (2015)
- Hard Rock Superstars (2015)
- In Session (2015)
- Power Rock Duos (2015)
- Jack-Knife (2014)
- Monkey Business (2014)
- Jack-Knife / Monkey Business (2014)
- The Theory of Everything (2013)
- 101 Power Ballads (2013)
- Seeking Major Tom (2011)
- Raised In Captivity (2022 Remaster) (2011)
- Raised In Captivity (2022 Remastered & Expanded Edition) (2011)
- 100 Rock Power Tracks from the '70s, '80s & '90s (2010)
- Classic Rock Greats (2009)
- Live Via Satellite: Stockholm, Sweden, 1998 / XM Studios, Washington DC, 2001 (2009)
- Pure Air (2009)
- Asia & Progressive Rock Friends (2008)
- Led Box - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute (2008)
- Pink Box: Songs Of Pink Floyd (2007)
- Pink Classic Rock (2007)
- Yes Progressive Rock! (2007)
- Rock Of Faith (Expanded Edition) (2003)
- Rock Of Faith (2022 Remaster) (2003)
- Live at the Sun Plaza Tokyo 1999 (2000)
- Welcome To Heaven (Expanded Edition) (2000)
- Chasing The Deer [(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2022 Remaster]] (1998)
- Arkangel (2022 Remaster) (1997)
- Akustika I: Live in Amerika / Akustika II: Return to Amerika (1996)
- Arkangel (2022 Expanded & Remastered Edition) (1996)
- Battle Lines (2022 Remaster) (1994)
- Battle Lines (2022 Expanded & Remastered Edition) (1994)
- Dream Runner (1987)
- Anthology (1985)
- Caught in The Crossfire (2022 Remaster) (1980)
- Caught In The Crossfire (Expanded Edition) (1980)
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