Musician Ian McDonald died in New York. He was a co-founder of the band King Crimson, popular at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s, which represented progressive rock. McDonald’s also co-founded the Foreigner group. According to his son, the cause of death was cancer. Ian McDonald was 75 years old.
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Ian McDonald founded the King Crimson band in 1968 with a group of musicians that included, among others, Greg Lake and Robert Fripp.
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In the group’s debut album from 1969 “In the Court of the Crimson King”, the artist plays many instruments – including the saxophone, flute and vibraphone. The album is now considered a breakthrough as it initiated the introduction of classical music themes to rock and roll and significantly extended the length of the tracks. It is from this album that the recording “Epitaph” comes from.
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The group’s music inspires musicians to this day. He used motifs from the songs included in the album, among others. Kanye West.
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Later that same year, McDonald left the group, although he returned to it for a short time. The band broke up in 1974, then resumed activities several times, without McDonald’s participation.
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Ian McDonald Bobby Bank/Getty Images
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Co-founder of the band Foreigner
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In 1976, McDonald founded the band Foreigner with British guitarist Mick Jones and American vocalist Lou Gramm, whose three albums got into the American Top 10 charts. The band launched such hits as “Cold as Ice” and “I Want To Know What Love Is “.
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McDonald’s was also a famous session musician.
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According to his son, the cause of the musician’s death was cancer. He was 75 years old.
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photo-source">Main photo source: Bobby Bank/Getty Images
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