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Michael McDonald with Chaka Khan at The NYCB Theatre at Westbury
by Mike Perciaccante
Michael McDonald with Chaka Khan The NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY June 28, 2019 Most musicians would dream about having the type of career that Michael McDonald has enjoyed. McDonald's career had been long and storied. In the early '70s he was a member of Steely Dan's touring group. As time marched on, he became one of the many adjunct members of the band, working on the classic ABC Records releases ...
read moreMichael McDonald and Boz Scaggs At The Paramount
by Mike Perciaccante
Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs The Paramount Huntington, NY July 5, 2017 Michael McDonald has had a long and storied career. In the early days he was a member of Steely Dan's touring group. Over time he became one of the many adjunct members of the band, working on 1975's Katy Lied (ABC Records), The Royal Scam (ABC Records, 1976) and Aja (ABC Records, 1977). In 1976, he joined the Doobie Brothers, first appearing on ...
read moreThe Last Waltz 40 Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury
by Mike Perciaccante
The Last Waltz 40 Tour NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY February 3, 2017 On November 25, 1976 (Thanksgiving), the Canadian-American rock group the Band gave its farewell concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. The concert was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into the documentary, The Last Waltz. The movie included appearances by over a dozen special guests, including Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles, Ronnie Hawkins, Eric Clapton, ...
read moreDVD: Michael McDonald - This Christmas (2010)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso The Doobie Brothers' ex-frontman sneaks in a few of his former band's more popular tunes during a new Eagle Rock Entertainment DVD, This Christmas: Live in Chicago." Thankfully, though, Michael McDonald leaves behind the treacly synth-soaked production values of those old records. I'd often wondered what it would have been like if McDonald had been able to tear through those blue-eyed soul sides with a smart, straight-ahead R&B band, not to mention some juking backup singers. That's ...
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Bob James Hosts Michael McDonald On West Coast Music Cruise
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All About Jazz
Bob James' Show Boat Cruise sails from San Diego to the Mexican Sea of Cortez January 3rd through 10th 2005. Michael McDonald, Tom Scott, Dan Siegel, Robben Ford and 25 other musicians including Grammy award winners, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will all be enjoying the cruise together and doing multiple shows during the week. Chartering Holland America's Ryndam, they intend to erect an outdoor stage by the pool, have shows in the main showroom and even in ...
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