In the early Eighties, Michael ... songs in his career was no sweat. “It took me a minute, because I wanted to make sure they had some meaning to my gradual evolution as a person,” McDonald ...

The Doobie Brothers released their first new song to feature Michael ... Songs “It’s a song about what might be the hardest ...

The post Michael McDonald on Reuniting with The Doobie Brothers, Yacht Rock, and Songwriting: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. The album is full of surprises — gospel grooves, blues ...

And they brought Brother Michael ... with McDonald, and fourth “official” Doobie John McFee (vocals/guitar/multiple instruments). Also, their longtime road band Marc Russo (sax), John Cowan ...

(L-R): Keith Knudsen, Jeff Skunk Baxter, Michael McDonald, John Hartman, Pat Simmons and Tiran Porter, aka The Doobie Brothers, in 1976 - Redferns ...

When Pat Simmons asked Michael McDonald if he’d ever feel like getting ... “A lot of bands are stuck with 'only that guy's songs are gonna be the songs,' and 'only this kind of song is gonna ...

“This music was the soundtrack of our lives, whether we liked it or not,” he says, referring to how songs like "Africa ... He pointed to Michael McDonald’s appearance on Soul Train in ...

The Doobie Brothers, with Michael McDonald back in the band ... They went on to record a series of songs that remain rock-radio staples, including “Listen to the Music,” “Jesus Is Just ...