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Refimprove|date=October 2007Infobox musical artist| name = John Wetton| image = John Wetton playing bass live.jpg| caption = John Wetton playing bass live| background = solo_singer| birth_name = John Kenneth Wetton| Born = Birth date and age|1949|6|12|df=y
Willington, Derbyshire|Willington , Derby , England | occupation = Singer-songwriter , musician , Record producer|producer | genre = Progressive rock , hard rock , pop rock , jazz fusion | instrument = Bass guitar|Bass , Singing|vocals , guitar , Keyboard instrument|keyboards | associated_acts = Mogul Thrash , Family (band)|Family , King Crimson , Roxy Music , Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep , UK (band)|UK , Jack-Knife, Wishbone Ash , Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash , Asia (band)|Asia , Phenomena (band)|Phenomena , Renaissance (band)|Renaissance , Qango (band)|Qango , Brian Eno | years_active = 1965–present| label = E.G. Records
Mesa Records
Eclipse Records
Eagle Records
Avalon Records
Giant Electric Pea
Frontiers Records
Voiceprint Records | website = http://www.johnwetton.co.uk/ Official website| notable_instruments = Fender Precision Bass
Zon Guitars|Zon Legacy
John Kenneth Wetton (born 12 June 1949) is an England|English bass guitar|bassist , guitarist , keyboardist , singer and songwriter . He was born in Willington, Derbyshire , and grew up in Bournemouth . He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s. He initially rose to fame in progressive rock with bands such as Mogul Thrash , Family (band)|Family , King Crimson , Roxy Music / Bryan Ferry , Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep , UK (music group)|UK , Jack-Knife, and Wishbone Ash . His biggest commercial success was as the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia (band)|Asia . Their Asia (album)|self-titled debut album sold 8 million copies worldwide and was Billboard (magazine)| Billboard magazine 's #1 album of 1982.

Career


cleanup|section|date=July 2008Wetton achieved his bass guitar sound utilising a 1961 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender Precision Bass , amplifier|amplified through tubes. This style and approach was particularly evident during his stint with King Crimson from 1972 until 1974. Known initially for his bass guitar sound, Wetton's vocal and songwriting abilities garnered attention with his work in the band Asia in the early 1980s. Recorded highlights of Wetton's career include King Crimson's '' Larks' Tongues in Aspic (album)|Larks' Tongues In Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), Red (King Crimson album)|Red '' (1974), U.K. (album)|UK's self-titled debut (1978) (reuniting the King Crimson rhythm section of Wetton and Bill Bruford ) Jack-Knife's I Wish You Would (album)|I Wish You Would (1979) a one-off recording project and Asia (album)|Asia's self-titled debut (1982), the last being the biggest seller of his career. In 1986 he also contributed to Phenomena (album)|Phenomena II and had a #1 chart-topper|hit with the single (music)|single "Did It All For Love" in South America . Since the early 1990s, Wetton has released several solo albums, including studio albums Voice Mail/Battle Lines , Arkangel , Sinister/Welcome to Heaven and Rock of Faith , and a number of live recordings from his solo (music)|solo tours around the world. Wetton also created the Icon project with fellow Asia bandmate Geoff Downes . The Duet (music)|duo have sound recording and reproduction|recorded three recording studio|studio albums of original material ( ICON , ICON II/Rubicon and Icon 3 ) and live releases.

Wetton has done extensive work as a session musician with acts such as Brian Eno , Bryan Ferry and Phil Manzanera . http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp? id=2109 JOHN WETTON music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews Through his connection with George Martin , Wetton also played bass on Only Visiting This Planet by Larry Norman , recorded in 1972 and produced by Martin. The album has been voted "The Best Contemporary Christian Album of All Time" by Contemporary Christian Music magazine.cite news
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He also played bass on the 1973 Malcolm and Alwyn Jesus music|gospel beat music album ''Fool's Wisdom , another Larry Norman connection.

Wetton rejoined the other original members of Asia (Downes, Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe and Carl Palmer ) in early 2006 to announce a 25th anniversary world tour. This line-up performed a series of dates in the United States in September 2006, and in the United Kingdom in November/December 2006. The band also spent much of 2007 on the road, with shows in North America|North and South America, Europe and Asia . A new Asia (band)|Asia studio album titled Phoenix , the original band's first since 1983's Alpha (Asia album)|Alpha , was released in April 2008 and peaked at #73 on the North American Top 200 albums charts. Billboard magazine, April 2008

Personal life


Wetton has struggled with alcoholism in the past. After the first leg of Asia's 1983 tour, Asia (band)|Asia replaced him temporarily with bassist and vocalist Greg Lake (previously of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and also a King Crimson alumnus), in part because of his drinking problem. Wetton has been sober since June 2005. http://www.vintagerock.com/jwetton_interview.aspx The John Wetton Interview

In August 2007 Wetton underwent heart surgery which placed the remainder of Asia's 2007 tour and recording plans on hold until he recovered. The band, including Wetton, released their new album entitled Phoenix worldwide in April 2008. Artist Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean was commissioned to create the cover art. This release was followed by a world tour.

Wetton is left-handed but plays bass and guitar right-handed.Citation needed|date=September 2009

Discography


;With Mogul Thrash
  • Mogul Thrash (album)|Mogul Thrash , 1971


  • ;With Gordon Haskell
  • ''It Is and It Isn't , 1971


  • ;With Family
  • Fearless (Family album)|Fearless , October 1971; US #177, UK #14

  • Bandstand (album)|Bandstand , September 1972; US #183, UK #15


  • ;With Larry Norman
  • Only Visiting This Planet , 1972


  • ;With Malcolm and Alwyn
  • ''Fool's Wisdom , 1973


  • ;With Peter Banks
  • Two Sides of Peter Banks , 1973


  • ;With King Crimson
  • '' Larks' Tongues in Aspic (album)|Larks' Tongues in Aspic , April 1973; US #61, UK #20

  • Starless and Bible Black , June 1974; US #64, UK #28

  • Red (King Crimson album)|Red , October 1974; US #66, UK #45

  • USA (album)|USA , (Recorded live June 1974, released 1975, expanded edition 2002)


  • ;With Bryan Ferry
  • Another Time, Another Place (album)|Another Time, Another Place , July 1974; UK #4

  • '' Let's Stick Together , September 1976; UK #19, US #160

  • In Your Mind (album)|In Your Mind , February 1977; UK #5, US #126, Aust #1

  • The Bride Stripped Bare (album)|The Bride Stripped Bare , September 1978


  • ;With Roxy Music
  • Viva& #33; (Roxy Music album)|Viva! , July 1976


  • ;With Uriah Heep
  • Return To Fantasy , 1975; UK #7, US #85

  • High and Mighty (album)|High and Mighty , 1976; UK #56, US #161


  • ;With UK
  • U.K. (album)|U.K. , 1978

  • Danger Money , 1979

  • Night After Night (UK album)|Night After Night , 1979 - Live

  • Concert Classics, Vol. 4 , 1999 - Live, unauthorized


  • ;With Jack-Knife
  • I Wish You Would (album)|I Wish You Would , 1979


  • ;With Roger Chapman
  • Mail Order Magic , 1980

  • Hyenas Only Laugh for Fun , 1981

  • ;With Wishbone Ash
  • Number the Brave , 1981, MCA Records


  • ;With Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash
  • Argus Through The Looking Glass , 2008, Mystic Records


  • ;With Asia
  • Asia (album)|Asia , 1982; #1 US, #15 JP

  • Alpha (Asia album)|Alpha , 1983; #6 US, #4 JP

  • Astra (album)|Astra , 1985; #67 US, #15 JP

  • Then & Now (Asia album)|Then & Now , 1990; #114 US, #24 JP

  • Live in Moscow , 1990

  • The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990) , 2000

  • Definitive Collection , 2006; #183 US

  • Fantasia: Live in Tokyo , 2007

  • Phoenix (Asia album)|Phoenix , 2008 #73 US #28 JP

  • Omega (album)|Omega , 2010


  • ;With Steve Hackett
  • Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited|Genesis Revisited 1997

  • The Tokyo Tapes 1998


  • ;Solo albums
  • Caught in the Crossfire , 1980, E'G/ Polydor Records

  • ''King's Road, 1972-1980'', 1987, E'G/ Virgin Records

  • Voice Mail (album)|Voice Mail / Battle Lines , 1994, Pony Canyon / Magnetic Air Records

  • Arkangel (album)|Arkangel , 1997, Eagle Records

  • Chasing the Deer (film soundtrack), 1998, Blueprint Records

  • Monkey Business (with Richard Palmer-James ), 1998, Blueprint Records

  • Welcome to Heaven (album)|Welcome to Heaven / Sinister (album)|Sinister , 2000, Avalon Records

  • Rock of Faith , 2003, Giant Electric Pea Records

  • Raised in Captivity , 2011, Frontiers Records


  • ;With Phil Manzanera
  • Diamond Head , 1975

  • K Scope , 1978

  • Wetton Manzanera , 1987, Geffen Records


  • ;With Daniele Liverani
  • Genius A Rock Opera - Episode 1 , 2002


  • ;With Alan Simon
  • Excalibur - The Celtic Ring"


  • ;With Geoff Downes
  • Wetton Downes (album)|Wetton Downes (Demo Collection), 2002, Stallion Records

  • Icon (Wetton and Downes album)|Icon , 2005, Frontiers Records/UMe Digital (US)

  • ''Heat of the Moment '05 EP , 2005, Frontiers Records

  • Icon Live: Never in a Million Years , 2006, Frontiers Records

  • Acoustic TV Broadcast , 2006, Frontiers Records

  • Icon II: Rubicon (album)|Icon II: Rubicon , 2006, Frontiers Records

  • Icon 3 , 2009, Frontiers Records


  • ;With Duncan Mackay
  • Score - 1977


  • ;With Atoll
  • Rock Puzzle 1979


  • ;Live albums
  • Chasing the Dragon , 1995, Eclipse Records

  • Akustika , 1996, Blueprint Records

  • Live in Tokyo , 1998, Blueprint Records

  • Nomansland Live in Poland , 1999, Giant Electric Pea Records

  • Hazy Monet Live in New York , 1999, Blueprint Records

  • Sub Rosa Live in Milan Italy , 1999, Blueprint Records

  • One Way or Another (with Ken Hensley ), 2002, Classic Rock Legends

  • More Than Conquerors (with Ken Hensley ), 2002, Classic Rock Legends

  • Live in Argentina , 2003, Blueprint Records

  • Live in Stockholm 1998 , 2003, Blueprint Records

  • Live in Osaka , 2003, Blueprint Records

  • Live in the Underworld , 2003, Classic Rock Legends

  • Amata , 2004, Metal Mind Records


  • References


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    External links


  • http://www.johnwetton.com/ Official site

  • http://www.originalasia.com/ Official Asia Reunion Website


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