Michael McDonald
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Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 1986
The ex-Doobies/Dan man looks back at his career, discusses his art and ruminates on the meaning of "white soul".
File format: mp3; file size: 52.2mb, total interview length: 54' 24" sound quality: ****
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Interview by Sam Sutherland, Musician, January 1981
Songwriter, keyboardist, arranger, member of the Doobies and owner of The Voice reveals himself as a somewhat reluctant superstar. Thrust into pop music's center stage ...
Michael McDonald: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles CA
Live Review by Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times, 28 October 1983
McDonald dodges the spotlight ...
Michael McDonald: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Barney Hoskyns, The Guardian, 1985
THIS SHOW proved one thing and proved it triumphantly: you can be a paunchy, greying white Californian with a supremely uncool-looking band and still have ...
Overview by Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 12 January 1985
From the raw to the pure, from the sublime to the meticulous — BARNEY HOSKYNS sings the praises of 24 of music's most glorious voices. ...
Michael McDonald: I Survived The Doobies
Profile and Interview by Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 6 December 1986
ON THE FACE of it, Michael McDonald is the kind of West Coast AOR "artist" who has been reviled in NME circles since time – ...
LA's hi-tech soul singer: Michael McDonald
Profile and Interview by Barney Hoskyns, The Times, 1987
THE PREVIEW in Thursday's Independent said it all: "Placid white soul-funker, conservative stuff even by Los Angeles standards." You could not hope to find a ...
Michael McDonald: Behind the Mike
Interview by Nick Coleman, Time Out, 8 April 1987
Though he's forsaken Doobies for duets, Michael McDonald's still basking in sunshine and success. Nick Coleman gets him on a bad line. ...
The Heart and Soul of Michael McDonald
Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 14 April 1987
'Sweet Freedom' re-established Michael's R&B profile and here he explains to David Nathan why it has always been there. ...
Michael McDonald: Jazz Cafe, London
Live Review by Paul Sexton, The Times, 29 September 1993
McDonald's nuggets ...
Wide Open: An Interview with Michael McDonald
Interview by Gavin Martin, Rock's Backpages, November 2017
GM: I attended three Dylan shows in your hometown St. Louis in the noughties. Visiting the arch sculpture one day felt weirdly sad, a hopeful ...
The Godfather of Pop — Michael McDonald
Interview by David Burke, Classic Pop, January 2018
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Michael McDonald has been a member of Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, sang with Ray Charles, ...
see also Doobie Brothers
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