Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass to Ian McDonald in 8 Steps
- Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass recorded The Wailing of the Willow
- The Wailing of the Willow was recorded by Astrud Gilberto
- Astrud Gilberto recorded The Puppy Song
- The Puppy Song was covered by Victoria Williams
- Victoria Williams was born on December 23
- December 23 is the birthday of Adrian Belew
- Adrian Belew played guitar for King Crimson
- King Crimson members included Ian McDonald