In Memoriam: John Wetton
Tuesday · 31 January 2017
John Wetton (1949 – 2017)
John Kenneth Wetton — bassist, vocalist, songwriter — dies of colon cancer at age 67. Wetton joined Family in July 1971 as the Mk V lineup bassist, appearing on Fearless (1971) and most of Bandstand's sessions, and left to join King Crimson in July 1972 after the Roskilde Festival. His post-Family career included Uriah Heep, U.K., Asia (as frontman on 'Heat of the Moment'), Wishbone Ash and countless session credits.