RIP JOHN WETTON of ASIA

31 January 2017
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JOHN WETTON of ASIA has died earlier today. He was fighting cancer since 2015.

As a lead singer, bassist and songwriter, John Wetton initially rose to fame with KING CRIMSON and after that Wetton co-founded UK. In the early 1980s, he was the frontman of the super-group ASIA, his biggest commercial success. ASIA's self-titled debut album was the biggest selling album in the world in 1982.
 
He later formed the duo ICON with Geoff Downes (YES and THE BUGGLES) and has had a successful solo career releasing a large number of studio and live albums, including the compilation 'The Studio Recordings Anthology'.
 
Source: RadioTangra.com