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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1978 - May: U.K. âU.K.â
Description: The supergroup U.K. was founded by former King Crimson percussionist Bill Bruford (also a former founder of Yes) and bassist and vocalist John Wetton (also a former member of Uriah Heep, and Roxy Music). Â After failing to reform King Crimson, each of the two brought in a musician they thought would work well in the group. Â Wetton brought in Eddie Jobson, violinist and keyboardist from Frank Zappa's band. Â Bruford brought in Allan Holdsworth on guitars (who had worked on Bruford's prior solo project. Â
Their self titled debut album was released in May, 1978. Â Although a couple of songs...