What is Michael McDonald (musician)?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Michael McDonald | image = Michael McDonald (singer).jpg | caption = | image_size = | alt = Man with silver shoulder-length hair and goatee in white v-neck top. | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1952|2|12}} | birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S. | instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[guitar]] | genre = [[Soft rock]], [[blue-eyed soul]] | occupation = [[Singing|Singer]], [[songwriter]] | years_active = 1970–present | label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], Ramp Records | associated_acts = [[Steely Dan]], [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Kenny Loggins]] | website = {{URL|michaelmcdonald.com}} }} '''Michael McDonald''' (born February 12, 1952) is an [[Americans|American]] [[singing|singer]] and [[songwriter]]. He is known for a [[Soul music|soulful]] [[baritone]]<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifuxqe5ldfe Profile of Michael McDonald]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} by Stephen Thomas Erlewine; www.allmusic.com.</ref> singing style. He began his career singing back-up vocals with [[Steely Dan]]. He became a member of [[The Doobie Brothers]] from 1976 to 1982. This period resulted in several successful songs for the band. He has won five [[Grammy Award|Grammy Awards]]. McDonald was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://michaelmcdonald.com/ Michael McDonald official web site] *[http://www.myspace.com/michaelmcdonald Official MySpace site] *[http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/michael-mcdonald.html St. Louis Walk of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721053531/http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/michael-mcdonald.html |date=2006-07-21 }} *{{IMDb name|id=0567909 | name=Michael McDonald}} *[http://pi