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John Wetton
Progressive rock, Bassist
1949 –
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Who is John Wetton?
John Kenneth Wetton is an English singer, bassist, and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He initially rose to fame in progressive rock with bands such as Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep, UK, Jack-Knife, and Wishbone Ash. His biggest commercial success was as the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia. Their self-titled debut album sold 8 million copies worldwide and was Billboard magazine's #1 album of 1982.
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- Born
- Jun 12, 1949
- Also known as
- Wetton, John
- John Kenneth Wetton
- Nationality
- England
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on July 23, 2013
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