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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Laura Snapes

Ian McDonald: King Crimson and Foreigner co-founder dies age 75

Ian McDonald performing with Foreigner in 1978.
Ian McDonald performing with Foreigner in 1978. Photograph: Paul Natkin/Getty Images

Ian McDonald, a co-founder of two era-defining groups in prog band King Crimson and rock outfit Foreigner, has died age 75.

A representative said he had “passed away peacefully on 9 February in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family”. No cause of death was disclosed.

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