Ian McDonald, founding member of Foreigner and King Crimson, dies at 75


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Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist who was part of the founding lineups of the art-rock group King Crimson in the late 1960s and the more commercial Foreigner in the mid-'70s, died Wednesday at age 75. – Photo: Instagram/ForeignerLive

Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist who was part of the founding lineups of the art-rock group King Crimson in the late 1960s and the more commercial Foreigner in the mid-'70s, died Wednesday at age 75. No cause of death was immediately given but a spokesperson said he "passed away peacefully" surrounded by family at his home in New York City.

Among the hits he played on were such platinum Foreigner radio staples as Hot Blooded, Cold as Ice, Feels Like the First Time and Double Vision.

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