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Ian Richard McDonald (25 June 1946 – 9 February 2022) was an English musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson in 1968, as well as the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. McDonald began his music career as an army musician, where he learned the clarinet and taught himself music theory. He also taught himself to play flute, saxophone, guitar and piano. He co-founded King Crimson and appeared on their... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Ian McDonald first charted in 1970 with In the Court of the Crimson King (Part 1).The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.