Asia (band)
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Asia are an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful lineup was its original, which consisted of four members of different progressive rock bands who had enjo
John Payne (pictured in 2011) replaced John Wetton as Asia's frontman between 1991 and 2006, and now continues with the spin-off group, Asia featuring John Payne.
Asia in 2006; left-to-right: Howe, Palmer and Wetton (off-camera: Downes)
Guitarist and vocalist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal joined the band in 2019.
Carl Palmer
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Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer is an English drummer. He was a founding member of the supergroups Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia, a touring drummer for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and a founding m
Asia (band)
…and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson, Uriah Heep and U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, itself a supergroup). Their self-titled debut album, released in 1982, remains their best-selling album and…
Palmer performing in 2014
Palmer on stage with ELP in 1978
Palmer performing in 2012
Carl Palmer performs at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, as part of Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy Tour celebrating ELP's 50th Anniversary (November 2021)