Michael McDonald’s voice became a defining sound of the 1970s and 1980s, bridging genres like rock, pop, soul, and R&B. In this video, we dive into the prolific career of the man behind countless hits ...

A look at Michael McDonald’s smooth voice and keyboard work that defined the sound of the 70s and 80s, from Steely Dan to the Doobie Brothers and beyond.

In the early Eighties, Michael McDonald was such an omnipresent force in the music industry that he inspired one of the greatest sketches on SCTV. It stars a bearded Rick Moranis as McDonald, who ...

In between his time with The Doobie Brothers and building his solo career, beginning with his 1982 debut If That’s What It Takes, McDonald was everywhere throughout the late 1970s and 1980s—and has ...

As music critic and writer Steve Huey once explained, “from 1976 to 1984, the radio airwaves were dominated by really smooth music.” Once known as soft rock, since the mid-2000s pretty much everyone ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Something stopped Michael McDonald from telling his story publicly — him. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer with multiple Grammys just didn't think he had one. McDonald, a member of both ...

Michael McDonald talks about the Doobie Brothers' plans to record a follow up to 2025's 'Walk This Road' in a September 2025 interview.

As many hardcore fans will tell you, there are the Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald and there are the Doobie Brothers without Michael McDonald. Our list of the band’s best and brightest looks at ...

The Doobie Brothers are in the final stages of completing a new album with Michael McDonald, their first original studio release together since 1980’s One Step Closer. Pat Simmons provided an update ...

Since 2019 the Doobie Brothers has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and released two new albums -- including this year's "Walk This Road." With ...