Happy Birthday Ian McDonald

Posted by Sid Smith
25 Jun 2021

Happy Birthday Ian McDonald

King Crimson co-founder, Ian McDonald celebrates his 75th birthday today. It's pretty difficult to imagine King Crimson '69 without Ian's multi-instrumental skills and gift for composition and arrangements.

Here's Ian and Peter Sinfield interviewed for the Japanese music show Song To Soul talking about the album and the title track. . .

 

 

 

It's often been said that In The Court Of The Crimson King failed to capture the full range of the '69 band. Here's a live track that shows a different aspect of the group's complex musical personality with Ian's flute playing well to the fore...

 

 

 

 



Popular Posts

Rough Trade Frippertronics
Hugh O'Donnell
19 Jul 2025
New Album Rumours.
Hugh O'Donnell
11 Jul 2025
Toyah & Robert's Weekend
Mariana Scaravilli
12 Jul 2025
Gibson Stereo guitar.
Hugh O'Donnell
14 Jul 2025
Peter Sinfield RIP
Sid Smith
15 Nov 2024

Related Posts
Court in the act
Sid Smith
14 Dec 2017
Asbury Park 46 years old today
Sid Smith
28 Jun 2020
Red: best albums of '74
Mariana Scaravilli
22 Nov 2024
A Radical ending
Sid Smith
20 Dec 2019
David Singleton Speaks In Cardiff
Sid Smith
3 Sep 2015