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John Wetton

1949 - 2017

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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Although he was left-handed, he was known for his skilled right-handed bass playing as well as his booming baritone voice. He was a member of the band Family in 1971 for a short time, before joining King Crimson in 1972. After the breakup of King Crimson at the end of 1974, Wetton played in a number of progressive rock and hard rock bands, including Roxy Music (1974–1975), Uriah Heep (1975–1976), U.K. (1977–1980), and Wishbone Ash (1980–1981). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wetton is the 565th most popular singer (down from 559th in 2019), the 2,085th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,825th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, John Wetton ranks 565 out of 4,381. Before him are Šaban Bajramović, Lili Ivanova, Black, Tricky, Cristina Deutekom, and J. Cole. After him are Carlo Bergonzi, René Jacobs, Adolphe Nourrit, Waylon Jennings, Tito Schipa, and Jean-Jacques Goldman.

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Among people born in 1949, John Wetton ranks 205. Before him are Leopoldo Brenes, Franco Causio, Paul Guilfoyle, Andy Kaufman, Phil Lynott, and Diana Nyad. After him are Valentin Inzko, Hyon Yong-chol, Mitsunori Fujiguchi, Matthew Festing, Brooke Adams, and Henning Jensen. Among people deceased in 2017, John Wetton ranks 160. Before him are Frank Vincent, Pierre Henry, Étienne Tshisekedi, Linda Nochlin, Veljo Tormis, and Cy Young. After him are Stephen Paddock, Michael Parks, Predrag Matvejević, Maryam Mirzakhani, Henning Jensen, and Quett Masire.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wetton ranks 2,085 out of 8,785. Before him are Julian of Norwich (1342), Lytton Strachey (1880), Malo (487), Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), June Almeida (1930), and Vince Clarke (1960). After him are Louis Tomlinson (1991), William Auld (1924), Roland Penrose (1900), Robert Blake (1599), June Whitfield (1925), and James McAvoy (1979).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, John Wetton ranks 71. Before him are Tony Martin (1957), Charli XCX (1992), Gary Brooker (1945), Sam Smith (1992), Black (1962), and Tricky (1968). After him are Mary Hopkin (1950), Noel Gallagher (1967), Tim Staffell (1948), Jeanette (1951), Keith Flint (1969), and Geri Halliwell (1972).

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