event. Asteroid 72802 Wetton, discovered by Marc Buie at Kitt Peak National Observatory in 2001, was named in his memory. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 May 2019 (). Influence Artists who have cited Wetton as an influence, or have expressed their admiration for him, include Billy Sheehan, Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta and Racer X, Michael Sweet of Stryper, Ron Anderson, and Joseph D. Rowland of Pallbearer. Following Wetton's death, Eric Clapton published a short instrumental tribute entitled, "For John W." Band timeline Mogul Thrash (1971) Gordon Haskell (1971) Family (1971–1972) Larry Norman (1972) King Crimson (1972–1974) Roxy Music (1974–1975) Uriah Heep (1975–1976) U.K. (1977–1980, 2011–2015) Jack-Knife (1979) Wishbone Ash (1980) John Wetton (1980–2017) Asia (1981–1983, 1984–1986, 1989–1991, 2006–2017) Qango (1999–2000) Icon (Wetton/Downes) (2002, 2005–2009) Discography Solo Studio albums Live albums Compilations King's Road, 1972–1980 (1987) E'G/Virgin Records Anthology (2001) NMC ...Caught in the Crossfire... (2002) Digimode Entertainment UK. Not to be confused with Wetton's 1980 first solo album. 17 tracks from various Wetton projects including Wetton/Manzanera (1987) and Battle Lines (1994). The Studio Recordings Anthology (2015) As band member {| class="wikitable sortable" !Years !Bands !Titles !Notes |- |1971 |Mogul Thrash |Mogul Thrash | |- |1971 | rowspan="2" |Family |Fearless |US No. 177, UK No. 14 |- |1972 |Bandstand |US No. 183, UK No. 15 |- |1973 | rowspan="9" |King Crimson |Larks' Tongues in Aspic |US No. 61, UK No. 20 |- |2012 |Larks' Tongues in Aspic – 40th Anniversary edition – box set | |- |1992 |The Great Deceiver |Live, Recorded 1973–1974 |- |1997 |The Night Watch |Live, Recorded 23 November 1973 |- |1974 |Starless and Bible Black |US No. 64, UK No. 28 |- |2014 |Starless – 40th Anniversary edition – box set | |- |2013 |The Road to Red – 40th Anniversary edition – box set | |- |1974 |Red |US No. 66, UK No. 45 |- |1975 |USA |Live, Recorded June 1974 |- |1975 | rowspan="2" |Uriah Heep |Return to Fantasy |UK No. 7, US No. 85 |- |1976 |High and Mighty |UK No. 56, US No. 161 |- |1976 |Roxy Music |Viva! | |- |1978 | rowspan="4" |U.K. |U.K. | |- |1999 |Concert Classics, Vol. 4 |Live, recorded 1978 |- |1979 |Danger Money | |- |1979 |Night After Night |Live |- |1979 |Jack-Knife |I Wish You Would | |- |1981 |Wishbone Ash |Number the Brave | |- |1982