2018 Juno Award (Canadian equivalent of a Grammy Award) winners Downchild include some of the most well-respected musicians in Canada, who have performed together for over 25 years - guitarist, harmonica player, leader and co-founder of the band Walsh, lead singer and harmonica player Chuck Jackson, Pat Carey on tenor sax, Mike Fitzpatrick on drums, Kendall on bass, and Fonfara on keyboards. He was incredibly brave, and never lost his kindness or his sense of humour even when the going was rough. McDonalds son Max wrote on Facebook: 'I’m deeply saddened to tell you that my father passed away yesterday from cancer. album (#10) “Sally Can’t Dance” on RCA, as well as “Rock And Roll Heart”, “Street Hassle”, “The Bells” (which Fonfara executive produced) and “Growing Up In Public” that was co-written and co-produced by Fonfara for Clive Davis’ Arista Records in 1980. King Crimson and Foreigner founding member and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald has died, aged 75. According to a report from, Fonfara, was born in Stevensville, Ontario in 1946, the former Lou Reed keyboardist/bandleader appeared on nine of Reed’s albums between 19, including his highest-charting U.S. How many original members were in Foreigner Ed Gagliardi, original bassist for GRAMMY-nominated rock band Foreigner, died May 11. Hansen divides his time between two homes in Los Angeles one in Calabasas and the other in Malibu. He died in a Toronto hospital on January 8, 2021, due to complications from his two-year battle with cancer. Hansen is the third lead singer of Foreigner, with Lou Gramm and Johnny Edwards being Hansen’s predecessors. More sad news to report as Michael Fonfara, keyboard player and producer for Foreigner and Loud Reed.

Foreigner lead singer dies