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Michael McDonald Live At Arcada

This Friday night legendary singer Michael McDonald performs at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles.


Michael is currently touring solo, but he has previously toured & recorded with the Doobie Brothers & Steely Dan.


Michael's also famous for singing with many other artists and this is just a partial list: Bill Champlin, Ray Charles, Chicago, Christopher Cross, Donald Fagen, Aretha Franklin, Vince Gill, Grizzly Bear, Amy Holland(his wife), Holy Ghost!, James Ingram, Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Dave Matthews, New York Rock & Soul Revue, David Pack, Bill Quateman, Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Toto, and The Winans.

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His long list of hit songs includes: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, I Keep Forgettin', It Keeps You Runnin', Little Darling, Minute By Minute, No Lookin' Back, On My Own, Real Love, Sweet Freedom, Take It To Heart, Takin' It To The Streets, What A Fool Believes, and Yah Mo B There.


Aside from his Doobie Brothers albums, Michael has many solo releases including 1 Soul album, 2 Motown albums, 3 Christmas albums, and 4 compilation albums...he also has several DVD's including "This Christmas - Live In Chicago" released in 2010.

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Last month Michael performed with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" where the singing trio performed a comedy skit with Justin & Jimmy impersonating Michael McDonald.


Michael McDonald and his band - Bernie Chiaravalle, Pat Coil, Vince Denham, Lanice Morrison, Yvette Preyer, Drea' Rhenee - will be at the Arcada Theater this Friday night at 8 in St. Charles.

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