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John Payne (singer)
British rock musician (born 1958)
For other people with the same name, see John Payne.
Musical artist
John Timothy Payne (born 29 September 1958) is an English musician who was the lead singer and bassist of the rock band Asia from 1991 to 2006 before subsequently spinning off into Asia featuring John Payne. Additionally, he is a member of Dukes of the Orient, The Rock Pack, and formerly GPS.
John Payne became the frontman of Asia in 1991 at the invitation of founder member Geoff Downes, replacing vocalist/bassist John Wetton. During Payne's tenure, Asia released eight studio albums, several live albums and toured internationally. Apart from his vocal and bass duties, he is a guitarist, photographer, composer, recording engineer and record producer. He was also a co-creator and formerly part of the Las Vegas production Raiding the Rock Vault at the Las Vegas Hotel.[1]
Biography
[edit]Payne's first band were called Moonstone.[2] They toured the UK in the late seventies, opening for well-known groups such as Argent.
In 1986, he recorded a silver selling record with the band CCCP in Scandinavia. CCCP was a group that featured John on lead vocals with Johnny Cash's stepdaughter Carlene Carter sharing vocal duties.
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Asia featuring John Payne
Rock band
See also: Asia (band)
Asia featuring John Payne is a British–American rock group band formed in 2007 following a schism in the lineup of Asia. The band is a continuation of singer and bassist John Payne's career as the band's frontman from 1991 to 2006, performing songs recorded before and during this time. In December 2017, Payne and keyboardist Erik Norlander formed a new group, Dukes of the Orient, with various members and ex-members of Asia featuring John Payne as collaborators. Asia featuring John Payne remains active as a touring stage show.[1][2]
History
[edit]Asia before John Payne
[edit]Asia are a supergroup formed in 1981 by John Wetton (formerly of King Crimson and U.K.), Steve Howe (formerly of Yes), Carl Palmer (formerly of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Geoff Downes (formerly of Yes and the Buggles). The group had a successful career with their eponymous debut album, released in March 1982, receiving considerable commercial success, spending nine weeks at number one in the U.S. album chart and selling over 4 million copies in the U.S. alone. Wetton and Downes became the core songwriters in the band. Howe had left before the band released their third album, while Wetton left the band in 1991.&