Foreigner was formed in 1976 a legend was born 

British musician Mick Jones formerly of Spooky Tooth and Leslie West band , a fabulous guitar player and composer puts together a new band in New York with a group of of British and American musicians together Mick Jones (guitar) , Lou Gramm (lead vocals) Ian McDonald (guitar/keyboards and saxophone) , Ed Gagliardi (bass) and Dennis Elliott (drums) in New York in 1976 and Foreigner was born