Ian Wallace
by Bruce EderBest known as the drummer in one of the longer incarnations of King Crimson (Jan. 1971-Apr. 72), and as a drummer for Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby, Stills and Nash, Ian Wallace has been one of rock's busier drummers for more than a quarter century.
Ian Wallace's rock credentials go back to 1963 and a band called The Warriors, whose membership included a young vocalist named Jon Anderson, as well as future Badger bassman David Foster. The Warriors lasted until the end of 1967--Wallace's next band was The World, featuring the Bonzo Dog Band's Neil Innes on vocals, guitar, and keyboards, which lasted six months in 1970. Finally, in the spring of 1971, Wallace joined King Crimson in the wake of the collapse of the interim line-up of the group.
This version of King Crimson was a great performing unit, but its unity was always in doubt, especially when rumors began abounding of an impending break-up within six ...