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Chi ĆØ Michael McDonald
In a 1982 bit from the Emmy-winning sketch show SCTV, called āA Tribute to the Greatest Backing Vocalist of All Time,ā singer Michael McDonald (played by Rick Moranis) is shown speeding to a recording studio and making his way to the vocal booth just in time to lay down his part for Christopher Crossā āRide Like the Wind.ā The producer shrugs, as if to say, Nailed it. McDonald hashes out some paperwork while the verse plays, then zips back to the booth just in time for the next chorus. When the song ends, the producer stands up to shake McDonaldās hand. āIāll probably need you next week; Iāll give you a call,ā he says. āOK,ā McDonald replies, then walks coolly to the studio door before rushing full-sprint back to his car.
The joke had a couple of gears: Not only was McDonald one of the most sought-after vocalistsābacking or otherwiseāof the ā70s and ā80s, but he also made it seem like no big deal. Born in 1952, he started his career as a touring member (and studio fixture) of Steely Dan before joining The Doobie Brothers when vocalist Tom Johnston got sick mid-tourāa temporary pairing that proved so successful (āTakinā It to the Streets,ā āWhat a Fool Believesā) that McDonald stayed on with the band for years. Husky, smooth, and sophisticated, his voice came to embody the polish of ā70s and ā80s soft rock, straddling pop, soul, and jazz with virtuosic ease.
McDonald left The Doobie Brothers in the early ā80s to start a solo career whose high pointsāāI Keep Forgettinā (Every Time Youāre Near),ā the Patti LaBelle duet āOn My Own,ā the Grammy-winning James Ingram duet āYah Mo B Thereāāwere every bit as era-defining as his work with the band. After a relatively quiet ā90s and early 2000s (including a reunion with The Doobie Brothers and a pair of Motown tribute albums), McDonald was rediscovered by younger artists as a touchpoint for a bygone era, collaborating with the indie-rock band Grizzly Bear and left-field funk auteur Thundercat, among others.
The joke had a couple of gears: Not only was McDonald one of the most sought-after vocalistsābacking or otherwiseāof the ā70s and ā80s, but he also made it seem like no big deal. Born in 1952, he started his career as a touring member (and studio fixture) of Steely Dan before joining The Doobie Brothers when vocalist Tom Johnston got sick mid-tourāa temporary pairing that proved so successful (āTakinā It to the Streets,ā āWhat a Fool Believesā) that McDonald stayed on with the band for years. Husky, smooth, and sophisticated, his voice came to embody the polish of ā70s and ā80s soft rock, straddling pop, soul, and jazz with virtuosic ease.
McDonald left The Doobie Brothers in the early ā80s to start a solo career whose high pointsāāI Keep Forgettinā (Every Time Youāre Near),ā the Patti LaBelle duet āOn My Own,ā the Grammy-winning James Ingram duet āYah Mo B Thereāāwere every bit as era-defining as his work with the band. After a relatively quiet ā90s and early 2000s (including a reunion with The Doobie Brothers and a pair of Motown tribute albums), McDonald was rediscovered by younger artists as a touchpoint for a bygone era, collaborating with the indie-rock band Grizzly Bear and left-field funk auteur Thundercat, among others.
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