RELATED: Betty Davis, Funk Singer and Fashion Icon, Dead at 77: 'There Is No Other' He played on and co-produced the band's first three albums, all of which cracked the Top 10, and which spawned hit singles like "Feels Like the First Time," "Hot Blooded," "Double Vision" and "Head Games." ' I remember the hairs on the back of my neck rising as the roar from this huge crowd went up."Īfter his departure, McDonald went on to co-found Foreigner in 1976 with guitarist Mick Jones and singer Lou Gramm. He also played the band's famous Hyde Park show in July 1969, with Crimson roadie Richard "Vick" Vickers telling Rolling Stone: "The high point of that gig was the whole audience rising to their feet as one and cheering Ian McDonald's solo during 'Schizoid. Though McDonald only stuck around for the band's self-produced debut album In the Court of the Crimson King, he was highly influential in the sound and legacy of the record, which was named the second-greatest progressive rock album of all time by Rolling Stone in 2015. He also sang, produced and played keyboards and guitar, and joined forces with Michael Giles, Robert Fripp, Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield to create King Crimson in 1969.
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