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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|American musician, singer, and keyboardist}} {{other people|Michael McDonald}} {{pp-pc1}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Michael McDonald | image = MichaelMcDonald2019.jpg | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = McDonald performing live in 2019 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|2|12}} | birth_place = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Blue-eyed soul]]|[[rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Rock music|rock]]|[[yacht rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-michael-mcdonald-the-affable-captain-of-yacht-rock-1595395011 |title=How Michael McDonald, The Affable Captain Of Yacht Rock, Lost His Voice |last1=Harvey |first1=Eric |publisher=[[Deadspin]] |date=June 25, 2014 |accessdate=April 19, 2021}}</ref>}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|record producer}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. --> | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed or removed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument---> | years_active = 1973βpresent | label = {{hlist|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]|Ramp|[[Universal Music Group]]|[[Motown]]}} | current_member_of = [[The Doobie Brothers]] | past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Steely Dan]]|[[the New York Rock and Soul Revue]]|[[the Dukes of September]]}} | website = {{URL|michaelmcdonald.com}} }} '''Michael H. McDonald''' (born February 12, 1952) is an American singer, keyboardist and songwriter known for his distinctive, [[Soul music|soulful]] voice and as a member of [[Steely Dan]] (1973β1974), and [[the Doobie Brothers]] (1975β1982, 1987, 2019βpresent). McDonald wrote and sang several hit singles with the Doobie Brothers, including "[[What a Fool Believes]]", "[[Minute by Minute (The Doobie Brothers song)|Minute by Minute]]", and "[[Takin' It to the Streets (song)|Takin' It to the Streets]]." McDonald has also performed as a prominent backing vocalist on numerous recordings by artists including Steely Dan, [[Christopher Cross]], and [[Kenny Loggins]]. McDonald's solo career consists of nine studio albums and a number of singles, including the 1982 hit "[[I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)]]". During his career, McDonald has collaborated with a number of other artists, including [[James Ingram]], [[David Cassidy]], [[Van Halen]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Lee Ritenour]], [[The Winans]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Toto (band)|Toto]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-mcdonald-mn0000459616/credits |publisher=AllMusic |title=Michael McDonald Credits |access-date=March 19, 2016}}</ref> [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/36374-michael-mcdonald-spills-about-working-with-grizzly-bear/ |publisher=Pitchfork |title=Michael McDonald Spills About Working with Grizzly Bear |date=September 2009 |access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> [[Joni Mitchell]], and [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]]. He has also recorded for television and film soundtracks. McDonald is the recipient of five [[Grammy Awards]], and was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Doobie Brothers in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Doobie Brothers |publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.rockhall.com/doobie-brothers |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> == Early years == McDonald was born on February 12, 1952, into a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Irish Americans|Irish American]] family in [[Ferguson, Missouri]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20140407/from-missouri-to-motown-michael-mcdonald-discusses-his-life-in-music |last=Odam |first=Matthew |title=From Missouri to Motown: Michael McDonald discusses his life in music |access-date=December 1, 2018 |publisher=Statesman}}</ref> a suburb of [[St. Louis]]. McDonald attended [[McCluer High School]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael McDonald β Missouri Legends|url=https://missourilegen.ds.com/artists/arts-and-entertainment/michael-mcdonald/|access-date=September 12, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> where he played in local bands, including Mike and the Majestics, Jerry Jay and the Sheratons, the Reeb-Toors/Younger Brothers and the Guild. In 1970, while playing with a band called Blue, he was discovered in an [[Illinois]] night club by [[RCA]] staff producer Rick Jarrard, who offered him a record contract and brought him to [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Michael McDonald|author=|date=May 15, 1976|work=Call and Post|page=8A|quote=In 1970 he was discovered while performing in an Illinois night spot by a record producer, who put him under contract and flew him to L.A. There, he recorded an album of his songs for RCA Records. It was never released. Nor was a subsequent album recorded for Bell Records.|id={{ProQuest|184526216}}}}</ref><ref name="RFreMD">Flans, Robyn (September 2, 2016). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/778888360/?clipping_id=115842566 "Michael McDonald takes Westlake stage; Five-time Grammy winner to perform at Blue Sun fest"]. ''Ventura County Star''. p. 53. Retrieved January 5, 2022.</ref><ref name="MM2SS">Sutherland, Sam (January 1981). [https://archive.org/details/sim_musician_1981-01_29/page/50/mode/2up?q=%22rick+jarrard%22+%22michael+McDonald%22 "Michael McDonald"]. ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]''. p. 50. Retrieved January 5, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6icEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=%22mike+mcDonald%22+%22good+old+time+love+song%22 "New Radio Action and Billboard Pick Singles: Pop"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. May 20, 1972. p. 58. Retrieved January 5, 2022.</ref> == Steely Dan == McDonald became a member of [[Steely Dan]]'s touring band in 1973, singing lead and backing vocals. As he recalled in a 2016 interview: <blockquote>I literally threw my piano in the back of my Pinto and drove down to where they were rehearsing and auditioned. Remarkably I got the gig, not because of my keyboard playing but because I could sing all the high parts. I could tell that appealed to Donald (Fagen)β'cause I could sing like a girl.<ref name="RFreMD"/></blockquote> McDonald became one of the many in-studio adjunct members of the band, providing backing vocals on tracks for 1975's ''[[Katy Lied]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Katy Lied β Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/katy-lied-mw0000239621/credits|website=AllMusic.com|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> He appeared on subsequent Steely Dan recordings, including 1976's ''[[The Royal Scam]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Scam β Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-royal-scam-mw0000195860/credits|website=AllMusic.com|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> and 1977's ''[[Aja (album)|Aja]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aja β Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/aja-mw0000191964/credits|website=AllMusic.com|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> He also played keyboards on some Steely Dan tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizen Steel Dan β Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/citizen-steely-dan-mw0000622056/credits|website=AllMusic.com|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> McDonald continued to provide backing vocals for Steely Dan through their 1980 release, ''[[Gaucho (album)|Gaucho]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaucho β Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/gaucho-mw0000321832/credits|website=AllMusic.com|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> In 2006, he joined Steely Dan on the band's summer tour, both as the opening act and as part of the band.<ref name=dan>{{cite web|url=http://steelydan.com/tour06.html|title=Steely Dan website: Tour '06|access-date=August 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213529/http://www.steelydan.com/tour06.html|archive-date=June 17, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> == The Doobie Brothers == [[File:Doobie Brothers 1976.JPG|thumb|300px|McDonald with the Doobie Brothers, 1976]] McDonald was recruited by [[the Doobie Brothers]] in April 1975, initially as a temporary replacement for their lead vocalist [[Tom Johnston (musician)|Tom Johnston]] after he became ill during a national tour. McDonald's work with the band proved so successful that they decided to retain him as a full-time member. As a member of the Doobie Brothers, McDonald sang lead vocals on some of the band's best-known songs, such as "[[Real Love (Doobie Brothers song)|Real Love]]", "[[Takin' It to the Streets (song)|Takin' It to the Streets]]", "[[Little Darling (I Need You)]]", "[[It Keeps You Runnin']]", "[[Minute by Minute (The Doobie Brothers song)|Minute by Minute]]", and "[[What a Fool Believes]]" (which became a number-one single in the U.S. and earned him a 1980 [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year]] along with co-writer [[Kenny Loggins]]). At the same time, McDonald appeared as a session vocalist and keyboardist for various artists, including [[Christopher Cross]], [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]], [[Jack Jones (American singer)|Jack Jones]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], the band [[Toto (band)|Toto]], and Kenny Loggins. McDonald co-wrote "[[You Belong to Me (Carly Simon song)|You Belong to Me]]" with [[Carly Simon]], which is on the Doobie Brothers' studio album ''[[Livin' on the Fault Line]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-mcdonald-mn0000459616/credits |publisher=AllMusic|title=Michael McDonald: Credits|access-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref> McDonald has reunited as a guest performer with the Doobie Brothers several times since the band's initial dissolution in 1982.<ref name=dan/> He reteamed with them for the track "Don't Say Goodbye" on the band's thirteenth studio album, ''[[World Gone Crazy (The Doobie Brothers album)|World Gone Crazy]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1951702 |pure_url=yes}}|title=World Gone Crazy Overview|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 30, 2010}}</ref> In March 2014, he reunited with the band to record a new album featuring the greatest hits of their 40-plus-year career. This project was completed in conjunction with [[Sony Music Nashville]]. On the album, McDonald shares lead vocals with [[Sara Evans]] for "What a Fool Believes", the duo [[Love and Theft (duo)|Love and Theft]] for "Takin' It to the Streets", and [[Amanda Sudano|Amanda Sudano-Ramirez]] for "You Belong to Me." The album titled ''[[Southbound (The Doobie Brothers album)|Southbound]]'' was released on November 4, 2014, as the Doobie Brothers' fourteenth studio album. On November 5, 2014, McDonald and the Doobie Brothers were featured musical guests on the 47th annual [[Country Music Association Awards]] to celebrate the release of ''Southbound.'' They were joined by [[Hunter Hayes]], [[Jennifer Nettles]], and [[Hillary Scott]] in their performance of "[[Listen to the Music]]". At the end of the awards ceremony, they were also joined by host [[Brad Paisley]] for "Takin' It to the Streets". == Solo career == After the Doobie Brothers' first farewell tour, McDonald released his first solo studio album, ''[[If That's What It Takes (album)|If That's What It Takes]]'', in 1982, on the [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/michael-mcdonald-songs|title=Top 15 Michael McDonald Songs|author=Giles, Jeff|date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref> The album featured the hit singles "[[I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)]]" and "I Gotta Try", the latter co-written with Kenny Loggins, who also recorded it that same year for his fourth album ''[[High Adventure]]''. He continued to collaborate with other artists during this period. McDonald co-wrote [[Van Halen]]'s top-20 hit "[[I'll Wait]]", from their biggest-selling album ''[[1984 (Van Halen album)|1984]]''. "[[Yah Mo B There]]", a duet with [[James Ingram]], won the [[27th Annual Grammy Awards|27th Annual Grammy]] for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=Michael%20McDonald&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 |title=β Grammy winners |publisher=Grammy.com |date=February 8, 2009 |access-date=April 12, 2010}}</ref> In 1985, he released his second studio album ''[[No Lookin' Back]]'', his first time co-producing an album. He also wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks and featured a minor hit with the [[No Lookin' Back (song)|title track]], cowritten by Kenny Loggins. By June 1986, the album had met with little success, but McDonald then had a huge boost with the release of the single "[[Sweet Freedom (song)|Sweet Freedom]]", which appeared on the soundtrack to the [[Billy Crystal]] and [[Gregory Hines]] film ''[[Running Scared (1986 film)|Running Scared]]'', and was McDonald's last top-10 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The ''No Lookin' Back'' album was then re-released in some markets with the new hit single included, as well as a few songs remixed. The single "[[On My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song)|On My Own]]", a duet with [[Patti LaBelle]], reached number one on the U.S. charts in 1986. Mid that year, he performed as a backing vocalist on the rock band Toto's studio album ''[[Fahrenheit (Toto album)|Fahrenheit]]'', appearing on the hit single "[[I'll Be Over You]]" and its accompanying video. On August 22, 1986, McDonald appeared in an episode of ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Patrick|title=Pop Eye|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-17/entertainment/ca-16307_1_sweet-freedom|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 17, 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reichardt|first1=Nancy M|title=What Happened Last Week On Your Favorite Soaps|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=August 23, 1986|quote=The Young and the Restless: Lauren, Traci, Danny and guest Michael McDonald gave a successful concert to benefit unwed teenage mothers.}}</ref> Later that year, he provided backing vocals on the [[Wang Chung (band)|Wang Chung]] song "A Fool and His Money" from their studio album ''[[Mosaic (Wang Chung album)|Mosaic]]''. In 1987, McDonald did a featured collaboration, titled "Love Has No Color"'','' with [[Gospel music|gospel]] quartet [[the Winans]] from their studio album ''[[Decisions (The Winans album)|Decisions]]''. In 1990, McDonald released his third studio album, ''[[Take It to Heart]]'', which featured a minor hit with the title track, co-written by [[Diane Warren]]. The following year, he joined [[the New York Rock and Soul Revue]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-09-12/entertainment/ct-live-0913-dukes-of-rhythm-review-20100912_1_chestnuts-dukes-steely-dan|title=Fagan, McDonald and Scaggs roast a collection of rock and soul chestnuts|date=September 12, 2010|author=McKeough, Kevin|access-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref> put together by Steely Dan's lead vocalist [[Donald Fagen]] and featuring other artists such as [[Boz Scaggs]] and [[Phoebe Snow]]. In 1991, he released the single "Ever Changing Times", a duet with [[Aretha Franklin]]. In 1999, McDonald recorded the song "Eyes of a Child", a comedic ballad written by [[Trey Parker]], for the ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (soundtrack)|South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' soundtrack. It was also used at the ending credits for the movie. The same year, he sang backing vocals on [[the Warren Brothers]]' single "[[Better Man (The Warren Brothers song)|Better Man]]", from their studio album ''[[Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World |author=The Warren Brothers |year=1998 |type=CD insert |publisher=BNA Records |id=67678}}</ref> He also provided lead vocals for one of three studio tracks on ''[[Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert]].'' == 2000βpresent == [[File:Michael McDonald (singer).jpg|thumb|McDonald performing in 2011]] In 2003, McDonald earned two Grammy nominations for his sixth studio album ''[[Motown (album)|Motown]],'' a tribute to the [[Motown]] sound. A year later, ''[[Motown Two]]'' was released. Music critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] stated, "The album follows the same blueprint as the first record, offering highly polished, professionally produced, expertly performed interpretations of gems from the Motown vaults."<ref>{{cite web|title=Motown Two β Michael McDonald |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/motown-two-mw0000142327|website=AllMusic}}</ref> In 2000, McDonald, along with partners Chris Pelonis and actor [[Jeff Bridges]], founded the independent recording label Ramp. On May 11, 2003, McDonald was inducted into the [[St. Louis Walk of Fame]].<ref>[https://stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductee/michael-mcdonald/ St. Louis Walk of Fame β Michael McDonald]</ref> McDonald recorded a duet with [[Ray Charles]] on Charles' final studio album ''[[Genius Loves Company]]'' (2004). In 2007, McDonald helped judge the sixth annual Independent Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2007.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005194007/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2007.asp|url-status=dead|title=Independent Music Awards β 6th Annual Judges|archive-date=October 5, 2009}}</ref> In 2006, McDonald sang as a guest singer in the jazz quartet ''[[Fourplay]]'' from the studio album ''[[X (Fourplay album)|X]]'', in a cover of [[Steve Winwood]]'s song "My Love's Leavin'".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/x-mw0000572007|title=X - Fourplay - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2008, McDonald released his studio album ''[[Soul Speak]]'', which includes three new songs penned by McDonald, and covers of songs originally made famous by [[Dionne Warwick]] ("[[Walk On By (song)|Walk On By]]"), [[Stevie Wonder]] ("[[Living for the City]]"), [[Van Morrison]] ("[[Into the Mystic]]"), [[Tyrone Davis]] ("Baby Can I Change My Mind"), and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/262/michael_mcdonald_speaks_from_the_soul/ |title=Michael McDonald interview by Pete Lewis, ''Blues & Soul'', April 2008 |publisher=Bluesandsoul.com |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> In 2009, McDonald along with the [[West Angeles Church of God in Christ|West Angeles COGIC]] Mass Choir, released the song "Storm Before the Calm" on the compilation album ''[[Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration|Oh Happy Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE52Q6WQ20090327|title=Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"|date=March 27, 2009|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> McDonald also contributed an alternate lead vocal track for the 7-inch single "[[While You Wait for the Others]]", by the [[indie rock]] band [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/35952-michael-mcdonald-sings-on-new-grizzly-bear-single |title=Michael McDonald Sings on New Grizzly Bear Single |date=August 31, 2009 |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=April 12, 2010}}</ref> In December 2009, McDonald donated his performance to Keep the Beat in [[Santa Barbara, California]], where he played to a capacity crowd at the newly renovated Granada Theater. Harry Rabin, producer and head of Keep the Beat, an initiative of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, produced the show, including two video productions, and worked with student choral groups from primary and secondary schools as well as a brass section so they could perform in the show with McDonald and his band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sbefoundation.org/mcdonald/tickets.html/ |title=Santa Barbara Education Foundation |publisher=Sbefoundation.org |access-date=April 12, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> In 2009, McDonald appeared on the satirical television sitcom ''[[30 Rock]]'' as one of the benefit singers in the season finale episode "[[Kidney Now!]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/15/30-rock-kidney-now-song-inspires-we-are-the-world-nostalgia/ |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091029004959/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/15/30-rock-kidney-now-song-inspires-we-are-the-world-nostalgia/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title='30 Rock' 'Kidney Now!' Song Inspires 'We Are The World' Nostalgia |publisher=MTV |date=May 15, 2009 |access-date=April 12, 2010 }}</ref> McDonald performed the national anthem before the [[2010 Fiesta Bowl|Tostitos Fiesta Bowl]] between the [[2009 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State Broncos]] and [[2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU Horned Frogs]] at the [[State Farm Stadium|University of Phoenix Stadium]] on January 4, 2010, in [[Glendale, Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/ucyLzMGBmpX/Tostitos+Fiesta+Bowl+TCU+v+Boise+State|title=Michael McDonald in Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - TCU v Boise State|website=Zimbio}}</ref> McDonald sang "Takin' It to the Streets" on the ''[[American Idol]]'' [[American Idol (season 9)#Group songs|season nine finale]], in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title='American Idol' Crowns A Winner: The Live Blog|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2578686/american-idol-winner-live-blog/|website=MTV News}}</ref> In 2010, McDonald teamed up again with Donald Fagen and Boz Scaggs, to form [[the Dukes of September]]. In June 2012, the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] performed on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' to promote their tour. The group also played at [[Lincoln Center]], a performance which was then broadcast as a [[PBS]] special and later released on DVD. In 2013, McDonald settled a $500,000 breach-of-contract suit (out of court) with Warner Music over underpayment of royalties of online sales.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|author=Bobby Allyn |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/15/doobie-brothers-royalty-deal/2517475/ |title=Singer Michael McDonald reaches online music deal |work=USA Today |date=July 15, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> In the summer of 2014, he co-headlined a U.S. tour with the rock band [[Toto (band)|Toto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelmcdonald.com/michaelMcDonaldTourPage.html|title=Tour Page|access-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234253/http://www.michaelmcdonald.com/michaelMcDonaldTourPage.html|archive-date=March 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, McDonald was featured together with [[Kenny Loggins]] on [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]]'s single "Show You the Way", included on the latter's album ''[[Drunk (album)|Drunk]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18710-thundercat-show-you-the-way-ft-michael-mcdonald-kenny-loggins/|title=Listen to "Show You the Way" [ft. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins] by Thundercat|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref> In June 2017, McDonald, Loggins and Thundercat performed the song together on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7824496/tonigh-show-thundercat-show-you-the-way-kenny-loggins-michael-mcdonald|title=Thundercat Performs 'Show You The Way' with With Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald on 'Tonight Show': Watch|website=Billboard.com|date=June 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917092219/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7824496/tonigh-show-thundercat-show-you-the-way-kenny-loggins-michael-mcdonald|archive-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> In 2018, he appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "What the World Needs Now" on [[Barbra Streisand]]'s thirty-sixth studio album ''[[Walls (Barbra Streisand album)|Walls]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} In 2021, McDonald was featured on "The Best of Me", from [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]]'s seventh studio album, ''Starting Now''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 14, 2021|title=Toad the Wet Sprocket Are One Again, 'Starting Now'|url=https://americansongwriter.com/toad-the-wet-sprocket-are-one-again-starting-now/|access-date=September 27, 2021|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US}}</ref> == Personal life == McDonald has been married to singer [[Amy Holland]] since 1983. They have two children. He moved with his family to [[Santa Barbara, California]], in the late 1990s, and later lived in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/mmcdonald2/bio.htm|title=PBS Bio |publisher=PBS |access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> == Discography == {{main|Michael McDonald discography}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} :: '''Solo studio albums''' * ''[[If That's What It Takes (album)|If That's What It Takes]]'' (1982) * ''[[No Lookin' Back]]'' (1985) * ''[[Take It to Heart]]'' (1990) * ''[[Blink of an Eye (Michael McDonald album)|Blink of an Eye]]'' (1993) * ''[[Blue Obsession]]'' (2000) * ''[[Motown (album)|Motown]]'' (2003) <small>(covers album)</small> * ''[[Motown Two]]'' (2004) <small>(covers album)</small> * ''[[Soul Speak]]'' (2008) <small>(covers album)</small> * ''[[Wide Open (Michael McDonald album)|Wide Open]]'' (2017) {{col-break}} :: '''Christmas albums''' * ''In the Spirit: A Christmas Album'' (2001) * ''The Best of Michael McDonald: The Christmas Collection'' (2004) * ''[[Through the Many Winters, A Christmas Album]]'' (2005) * ''This Christmas'' (2009) * ''Season of Peace: The Christmas Collection'' (2018) {{col-end}} == Touring band members == * Michael McDonald β lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar * [[Bernie Chiaravalle]] β lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals * Pat Coil β keyboards * Mark Douthit β saxophone, keyboards * Jacob Lowery β bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals * Dan Needham β drums * Drea RheneΓ© β backing and co-lead vocals, [[tambourine]] * [[Amy Holland]] β vocals == Awards and honors == {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=4| [[Grammy Awards]] |- ! Year ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 1979 | [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year#Recipients|Record of the Year]] | "[[What a Fool Believes]]" (The Doobie Brothers) | {{won}} |- | 1979 | rowspan=2|[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year#Recipients|Song of the Year]] | "What a Fool Believes" (co-written with [[Kenny Loggins]]) | {{won}} |- | 1979 | "[[Minute by Minute (The Doobie Brothers song)|Minute by Minute]]" (co-written with [[Lester Abrams]]) | {{nom}} |- | 1979 | [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year#Recipients|Album of the Year]] | ''[[Minute by Minute]]'' (The Doobie Brothers) | {{nom}} |- | 1979 | [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals#Recipients|Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus]] | "Minute by Minute" (The Doobie Brothers) | {{won}} |- | 1979 | [[Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals|Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals]] | "What a Fool Believes" | {{won}} |- | 1982 | [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance#Recipients|Best Pop Vocal Performance β Male]] | "[[I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)]]" | {{nom}} |- | 1984 | [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals#1980s|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] | "[[Yah Mo B There]]" (with [[James Ingram]]) | {{won}} |- | 1984 | [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song#Recipients|Best R&B Song]] | "Yah Mo B There" (with James Ingram, [[Rod Temperton]], and [[Quincy Jones]]) | {{nom}} |- | 1986 | Best Pop Vocal Performance β Male | "Sweet Freedom" | {{nom}} |- | 1986 | Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | "On My Own" (with [[Patti LaBelle]]) | {{nom}} |- | 2003 | Best Pop Vocal Performance β Male | "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" | {{nom}} |- | 2003 | [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album#Recipients|Best Pop Vocal Album]] | ''Motown'' | {{nom}} |} In May 2011, Michael McDonald was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from [[Berklee College of Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jazztimes.com/news/berklee-to-present-honorary-doctorate-of-music-degrees/|title=Berklee to Present Honorary Doctorate of Music Degrees |website=JazzTimes.com|access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons category|}} * {{official website|http://michaelmcdonald.com/}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060721053531/http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/michael-mcdonald.html St. Louis Walk of Fame] * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000459616}} * {{discogs artist|artist=Michael McDonald|name=Michael McDonald}} * {{IMDb name| id=0567909 | name=Michael McDonald}} * [http://pitchfork.com/news/35952-michael-mcdonald-sings-on-new-grizzly-bear-single Michael McDonald Sings on New Grizzly Bear Single] * [http://www.insidemusicast.com/musicasts/2011/6/20/michael-mcdonald.html June 20, 2011 Inside MusiCast interview] <!--spacing, please do not remove--> {{Michael McDonald}} {{Navboxes | title = Awards for Michael McDonald | list = {{Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1980s}} {{Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1980s}} {{2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}} }} {{The Doobie Brothers}} {{Steely Dan}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Michael}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male musicians]] [[Category:21st-century American keyboardists]] [[Category:21st-century American male musicians]] [[Category:American baritones]] [[Category:American Christians]] [[Category:American male singers]] [[Category:American male songwriters]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:American rock keyboardists]] [[Category:American soft rock musicians]] [[Category:American soul keyboardists]] [[Category:American soul singers]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Motown artists]] [[Category:Musicians from St. Louis]] [[Category:The Doobie Brothers members]] [[Category:20th-century American keyboardists]] [[Category:The Dukes of September members]] [[Category:The New York Rock and Soul Revue members]] [[Category:Steely Dan members]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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