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John Wetton (12 Jun 1949 - 31 Jan 2017)

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (1)

Releases (23)

Official

Album

  1. Caught in the Crossfire 1980
  2. Battle Lines 1994
  3. Arkangel 18 Apr 1997
  4. Sinister 16 Dec 2000
  5. Rock of Faith 2003
  6. Raised in Captivity 01 Jul 2011

Album - Compilation

  1. King's Road 1972-1980 1987
  2. Anthology 2001
  3. The Studio Recordings Anthology 09 May 2015

Album - Live

  1. Chasing the Dragon 1994
  2. Akustika: Live in Amerika 15 Jul 1996
  3. Hazy Monet: Live in New York City 1998
  4. Nomansland 19 Jul 1999
  5. Sub Rosa: Live in Milan 24 Aug 1999
  6. Live in Osaka 1997 2003
  7. Amata 2004
  8. Agenda 10 Oct 2006
  9. Live Via Satellite 09 Oct 2015
  10. Akustika: Live In Amerika / Akustika II: Return To Amerika 25 Oct 2017
  11. Live in Tokyo 1997

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Chasing the Deer 1998

Single

  1. Battle Lines 1994

Promotion

Album

  1. Rock Of Faith 22 Jan 2003

Relationships (15)

Member Of

  1. Asia (1981 - 1991) original, lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  2. Asia (2006 - 31 Jan 2017) original, lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  3. Family (1971 - 1972)
  4. King Crimson (22 Jul 1972 - 28 Sep 1974) lead vocals, electric bass guitar
  5. Uriah Heep (1975 - 1976)
  6. Wishbone Ash (1981) lead vocals, bass guitar
  7. U.K.
  8. Martin Darvill & Friends
  9. The Human Experimente
  10. The John Wetton Band
  11. Qango lead vocals, bass
  12. Mogul Thrash
  13. Jack-Knife

Married

  1. Lisa Wetton (29 Nov 2016 - 31 Jan 2017)

Children

  1. Dylan Wetton

Recordings by (144)

  1. Turn On the Radio 3:47 (1980)
  2. Baby Come Back 3:24 (1980)
  3. When Will You Realize? 4:34 (1980)
  4. Cold Is the Night 5:22 (1980)
  5. Paper Talk 4:00 (1980)
  6. Get Away 4:30 (1980)
  7. Caught in the Crossfire 5:03 (1980)
  8. Get What You Want 3:18 (1980)
  9. I'll Be There 3:33 (1980)
  10. Woman 4:33 (1980)
  11. Nothing to Lose 3:56 (1987)
  12. In the Dead of Night 5:17 (1987)
  13. Night After Night 5:08 (1987)
  14. Eyesight to the Blind 3:39 (1987)
  15. Rendezvous 6:02 4:02 (1987)
  16. Book of Saturday 2:53 (1987)
  17. As Long as You Want Me Here 4:59 (1987)
  18. Starless 12:20 (1987)
  19. Right Where I Wanted to Be 4:56 (1994)
  20. Jane 4:19 (1994)
  21. Crime of Passion 4:43 (1994)
  22. Sand in My Hand 3:49 (1994)
  23. Sea of Mercy 4:40 (1994)
  24. Space & Time 4:07 (1994)
  25. Walking on Air 3:10 (1994)
  26. You're Not the Only One 5:00 (1994)
  27. Heat of the Moment 4:50 (1994)
  28. Don’t Cry 4:40 (1994)
  29. Rendez‐vous 6:02 5:15 (1994)
  30. Easy Money 2:19 (1994)
  31. Thirty Years 3:29 (1994)
  32. Only Time Will Tell 5:03 (1994)
  33. Hold Me Now 6:29 (1994)
  34. Open Your Eyes 7:21 (1994)
  35. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 3:20 (1994)
  36. Rendezvous 3:19 (1994)
  37. Battle Lines 5:25 (1994) Live, Japan 1994
  38. Nothing Is Easy 4:17 (02 Jul 1996)
  39. Voice of America 4:29 (15 Jul 1996)
  40. Christina 3:11 (15 Jul 1996)
  41. You’re Not the Only One 4:43 (15 Jul 1996)
  42. Take These Tears 5:47 (1996)
  43. Battle Lines (acoustic version) 5:27 (1996)
  44. The Circle of St. Giles 2:04 (18 Apr 1997)
  45. The Last Thing on My Mind 3:51 (18 Apr 1997)
  46. Desperate Times 5:01 (18 Apr 1997)
  47. I Can’t Lie Anymore 4:14 (18 Apr 1997)
  48. Arkangel 4:17 (18 Apr 1997)
  49. You Against the World 3:57 (18 Apr 1997)
  50. Be Careful What You Wish For 5:28 (18 Apr 1997)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Something Sad 7:33 Mogul Thrash (1971) strings
  2. Dreams of Glass and Sand 5:08 Mogul Thrash (1971) strings
  3. St. Peter 3:41 Mogul Thrash (1971) strings
  4. What's This I Hear 7:11 Mogul Thrash (1971) strings
  5. Going North, Going West 12:01 Mogul Thrash (1971) strings
  6. Baby’s on Fire 5:20 Brian Eno (Nov 1973) guest, bass guitar
  7. Driving Me Backwards 5:13 Brian Eno (Nov 1973) guest, bass guitar
  8. Knights (reprise) 2:11 Peter Banks (1973) bass guitar
  9. The Great Deceiver 4:02 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  10. Fracture 11:12 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  11. The Mincer 4:09 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  12. Lament 4:05 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  13. We’ll Let You Know 3:41 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  14. The Night Watch 4:40 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  15. Trio 5:40 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  16. Starless and Bible Black 9:11 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974) bass
  17. The ‘In’ Crowd 4:35 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  18. Walk a Mile in My Shoes 4:44 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  19. Funny How Time Slips Away 3:30 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  20. It Ain’t Me Babe 3:56 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  21. Fingerpoppin’ 3:34 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  22. Help Me Make It Through the Night 4:15 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  23. Another Time, Another Place 4:46 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  24. You Are My Sunshine 6:48 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  25. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 2:54 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  26. (What a) Wonderful World 2:55 Bryan Ferry (05 Jul 1974) electric bass guitar
  27. Red 6:16 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) bass guitar
  28. Starless 12:18 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) bass guitar
  29. Providence 8:10 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) bass guitar
  30. One More Red Nightmare 7:09 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) bass guitar
  31. Fallen Angel 6:03 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974) bass guitar
  32. Shady Lady 4:48 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) electric bass guitar, mellotron
  33. A Year or A Day 4:24 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) electric bass guitar, mellotron
  34. Prima Donna 3:10 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) electric bass guitar, mellotron

Vocals

  1. The Mincer 4:09 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974)
  2. We’ll Let You Know 3:41 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974)
  3. The Great Deceiver 4:02 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974)
  4. Lament 4:05 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974)
  5. The Night Watch 4:40 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974)
  6. Trio 5:40 King Crimson (29 Mar 1974)
  7. Starless 12:18 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974)
  8. One More Red Nightmare 7:09 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974)
  9. Fallen Angel 6:03 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974)
  10. Red 6:16 King Crimson (27 Sep 1974)
  11. Return to Fantasy 5:50 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) background vocals
  12. Shady Lady 4:48 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) background vocals
  13. Devil’s Daughter 4:49 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) background vocals
  14. Prima Donna 3:10 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) background vocals
  15. Why Did You Go 3:52 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) background vocals
  16. Beautiful Dream 4:53 Uriah Heep (31 May 1975) background vocals

Credited as (49)

  1. John Wetton
  2. John Wetton & Geoffrey Downes
  3. John Wetton & Adrian Belew & Alan White
  4. John Wetton, Peter Banks & Tony Kaye
  5. Wetton & Manzanera
  6. Ken Hensley & John Wetton
  7. The Prog Collective feat. Jerry Goodman, John Wetton & Tony Levin
  8. RX feat. John Wetton
  9. John Wetton & Geoff Downes
  10. William Shatner feat. John Wetton
  11. Dweezil Zappa & John Wetton
  12. Peter Banks, Tony Kaye & John Wetton
  13. Wetton / Downes
  14. John Wetton, Adrian Belew & Alan White
  15. John Wetton, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw & Alan White
  16. John Wetton, Steve Lukather & Tommy Shaw
  17. John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Alan White & Billy Sherwood
  18. Geoffrey Downes & John Wetton
  19. Anneke van Giersbergen with Agua de Annique feat. John Wetton
  20. Steve Hackett feat. John Wetton
  21. Wetton Manzanera
  22. After Crying feat. John Wetton
  23. Eddie Jobson & John Wetton
  24. District 97 with John Wetton
  25. Pete Sinfield feat. John Wetton, Mel Collins, Keith Tippet & Ian Wallace
  26. John Wetton & Richard Palmer‐James
  27. John Wetton, Scotty Page, Dweezil Zappa, Tony Kaye, Pat Mastelotto, Jimmy Haslip, Bob Kulick, Michael Sherwood
  28. Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, Vinnie Colaiuta, John Wetton, C.C. White
  29. Trent Gardner feat. John Wetton
  30. John Wetton, K. K. Downing, Derek Sherinian
  31. Wetton/Downes
  32. Billy Sherwood, John Wetton & Steve Stevens
  33. John Wetton & Adrian Belew
  34. John Wetton, Geoffrey Downes, Alan White & Billy Sherwood
  35. John Wetton & Larry Fast
  36. John Wetton and Les Paul and His Trio
  37. John Wetton & Richard Palmer-James
  38. District 97 & John Wetton
  39. John Wetton & Robby Krieger
  40. Igor Khoroshev, Trent Gardner, Pat Mastelotto & John Wetton
  41. Peter Banks, Trent Gardner, Mike Portnoy & John Wetton
  42. John Wetton and Robby Krieger
  43. John Wetton, Tony Kaye & Peter Banks
  44. John Wetton, Adrian Belew, Alan White
  45. John Wetton, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw
  46. Asia / John Wetton
  47. Robert Fripp, Phil Collins & John Wetton
  48. John Wetton & Phil Collins
  49. John Wetton & Steve Stevens

Works (298)

Wrote

  1. I Would Die for You (1986)
  2. Nyctophobia (2013)
  3. Russian Dolls (2013)
  4. Heaven Help Me Now: (i). Wings of Angels / (ii). Prelude / (iii). Heaven Help Me Now (2013)
  5. Joe DiMaggio’s Glove (2013)
  6. Till We Meet Again (2013)
  7. Valkyrie (2013)
  8. Gravitas: (i). Lento / (ii). Gravitas (2013)
  9. The Closer I Get to You (2013)
  10. Ride Easy
  11. Through My Veins
  12. Love Is
  13. Only You (More Than Words Can Say)
  14. Running Out of Time
  15. Just as Long (as I Need You)
  16. Don't Say It Again
  17. Oh! Carolann
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Composed

  1. The Fright Watch (23 Nov 1973)
  2. The Laughing Lake (Dec 1976)
  3. Improv: Besancon
  4. Fallen Angel
  5. Providence
  6. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
  7. Book of Saturday
  8. One More Red Nightmare
  9. Starless
  10. Easy Money
  11. The Great Deceiver
  12. We’ll Let You Know
  13. The Night Watch
  14. Trio
  15. The Mincer
  16. Starless and Bible Black
  17. Zoom
  18. Improv: Zoom Zoom
  19. Improv: Fallen Angel
  20. Improv: Z’Zoom
  21. Improv: The Rich Tapestry of Life
  22. Improv: All That Glitters Is Not Nail Polish
  23. Improv: Vista Training College Under Spotlight
  24. Improv: Fallen Angel Hullabaloo
  25. Improv: A Deniable Bloodline
  26. Improv: A Boolean Melody Medley
  27. Improv: A Vinyl Hobby Job
  28. Improv: Behold! Blond Bedlam
  29. Improv: An Edible Bovine Dynamo
  30. Improv: Ahoy! Modal Mania
  31. The Celtic Cross
  32. E‐SCAPE
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Lyrics

  1. One More Red Nightmare
All Works Results >>

Events (8)

Main Performer At

  1. Planet Pul Indoors
  2. John Wetton at Musik Café
  3. John Wetton at Spirit of 66
  4. John Wetton at Star Club
  5. Festival Rock Eclipse 2002, Day 1
  6. John Wetton at Poppodium Plato

Support Act At

  1. Progfest ’97, day 2
  2. Prog Rock ’97

Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.johnwetton.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94031003
  2. https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/John_Wetton/156395
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140078923
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/12145388X
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/john_wetton
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94031003

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-9724/john-wetton/lyrics.html

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/556327

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/252061

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000231213

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/67323309

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366747

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/19413

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rk01XEfDhJhnBFp0LT1HQ

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John%20Wetton%20playing%20bass%20live.jpg