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McDonald played in several local bands (such as Mike and the Majestics, Jerry Jay and the Sheratons, the Reebtoors, and The Guild) while attending McCluer High School in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri , a suburb of St. Louis. He was 'discovered' while playing with a group called Blue and consequently moved to Los Angeles in 1970 . He first gained wide attention as an adjunct member of the group Steely Dan , providing back-up vocals and keyboards. Michael continued to do background vocals for Steely Dan up to their 1980 '' Gaucho '' release. McDonald was recruited by The Doobie Brothers in April 1975 when lead singer Tommy Johnston became ill during a national tour. As a member of the Doobies, he recorded some of his most memorable songs, such as "Takin' It To The Streets," "Little Darling," "Minute By Minute," and "What A Fool Believes" (which earned him a 1980 Grammy Award For Song Of The Year ). After the Doobies' first farewell tour, McDonald continued with a very successful solo career. Among his hits are
McDonald has produced and/or appeared on albums recorded by many other artists, including his singer wife Amy Holland and Grammy winner Christopher Cross . He is also a co-founder of the small independent recording label Ramp Records , with studio designer Chris Pelonis and actor Jeff Bridges . ''Note that a different person also named Michael McDonald is a co-founder of ATO Records .'' McDonald has reunited as a guest performer with the Doobies several times since their initial dissolution in 1982 (the ''. In 2003, McDonald was featured in an ad campaign for MCI . A videotaped concert of the artist was used as a running joke in the 2005 film '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin ''. Beginning in 2005, an Internet-based comedy series of video shorts called " Yacht Rock " has fictionalized the smooth songwriting exploits of McDonald and frequent collaborator Kenny Loggins . In 2003 McDonald received a star on the St. Louis Walk Of Fame . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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