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Ian McDonald

1946 - 2022

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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 1969 debut album In the Court of the Crimson King, playing Mellotron, keyboards and woodwinds. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian McDonald is the 927th most popular musician (up from 953rd in 2019), the 2,732nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,587th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Ian McDonald ranks 927 out of 3,175. Before her are Mulatu Astatke, Joseph Böhm, Alan Price, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Jimmy Smith, and Trevor Horn. After her are Nicanor Zabaleta, Pat Mastelotto, Julian Fontana, Dorival Caymmi, Al Stewart, and André Cluytens.

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Among people born in 1946, Ian McDonald ranks 357. Before her are Paul Davies, Blake Clark, Jiří Bělohlávek, Mart Siimann, Joel Camargo, and Kirsti Sparboe. After her are Emilio de Villota, Franz Roth, Raël, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Daniel Bensaïd, and Lana Wood. Among people deceased in 2022, Ian McDonald ranks 232. Before her are James McDivitt, Mino De Rossi, Ciriaco De Mita, Franciszek Pieczka, Ivanka Khristova, and Valery Ryumin. After her are Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Kálmán Mészöly, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ole Ellefsæter, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Olavo de Carvalho.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McDonald ranks 2,733 out of 8,785. Before her are Beatrice Tinsley (1941), Trevor Horn (1949), Richard Johnson (1927), Adrian Boult (1889), Edwin Flack (1873), and Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800). After her are Anthony Asquith (1902), James Challis (1803), Ray Cooney (1932), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Alan Rees (1938), and Mick Jones (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ian McDonald ranks 173. Before her are Mel Collins (1947), Chas Chandler (1938), Noel Redding (1945), Roy Thomas Baker (1946), Alan Price (1942), and Trevor Horn (1949). After her are Al Stewart (1945), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Adam Clayton (1960), Steven Wilson (1967), Mick Ronson (1946), and Denny Laine (1944).

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