| LC control no. | no2005099834 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Matthews, Iain, 1946- |
| Variant(s) | Matthews, Ian, 1946- McDonald, Ian Matthews, 1946- MacDonald, Ian Matthews, 1946- |
| Birth date | 1946-06-16 |
| Place of birth | Lincolnshire (England) |
| Field of activity | Country rock music Folk-rock music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers Lyricists Musicians |
| Special note | Formerly on undifferentiated record: n 92033541 |
| Found in | Shear, J. Walking a changing line [SR] p1988: label (Ian Matthews) His Pure and crooked [SR] p1990: label (Iain Matthews) All music guide WWW site, Oct. 19, 2005 (Ian Matthews; Iain Matthews; b. Ian Matthews McDonald [article says MacDonald], June 16, 1946, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England; he changed his last name in 1968 and then the spelling of his first name in 1989 to reflect his Celtic roots; singer/songwriter) Iain Matthews WWW site, Oct. 19, 2005 (Iain Matthews; in the mid 1960s he used his stepfather's surname and was known as Ian MacDonald; by 1968, he was using his mother's maiden name, in part to distinguish himself from King Crimson's Ian McDonald) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Matthews, Iain; b. Ian Matthews McDonald, June 16, 1946, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) New Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll (Matthews, Iain; b. Ian Matthew [sic] MacDonald, June 16, 1946, Lincolnshire, England; he used his middle name as surname to avoid confusion with King Crimson's Ian McDonald; has spelled his first name Ian) Int. ww in pop. mus., 7th ed. (Matthews, Iain; b. June 16, 1946, England; songwriter and vocalist) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 92033541 |
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