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Jan 31, 2017 · Michael Putland/Getty. Bassist and singer John Wetton, who served in King Crimson and co-founded the Eighties prog rock supergroup Asia, died Tuesday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 67 ...
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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 [2] Wetton joined the band Family in 1971 for a short time before joining King Crimson in 1972. [3]
Asia are an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful lineup was its original, which consisted of four members of different progressive rock bands who had enjoyed great success in the 1970s: lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson, Uriah Heep and U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl ...
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- 1981–1986, 1989–present
Aug 3, 2023 · Asia ended 1982 with one of the year’s biggest selling albums. But under pressure from Geffen and their management, they went back to the studio to make the follow-up Alpha, released in August ‘83. It was too quick. Wetton: “The management wanted more of the same – like Die Hard 2.”
Jan 31, 2017 · John Wetton, Singer/Bassist for King Crimson and Asia, Dies at 67. One of the most technically proficient and in-demand rock instrumentalists of the '70s and '80s, he worked with a number of bands.
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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 on ...
Jan 31, 2017 · John Wetton, Asia Frontman, Dies at 67. English rock bassist John Wetton, who served as frontman for King Crimson and supergroup Asia , died on Tuesday, according to Wetton’s website and a tweet ...
