www.bolognapac.com<\/a>.<\/p>\nOne of the world\u2019s most distinctive singing voices, Michael McDonald is often imitated but never duplicated. He\u2019s had enough humility over the years to freely blend that voice with others\u2019, whether as a member of Steely Dan, a Doobie Brother, as a highly successful solo artist and songwriter, a member of the supergroup the Dukes of September or, most recently, reaching the Coachella generation as a celebrated co-star on Thundercat\u2019s indie hit \u201cShow You the Way.\u201d Fans who\u2019ve wanted to hear that 50,000-watt clear channel of a voice all by itself have had to bide their time\u2014not just minute by minute, but year by year\u2014waiting for McDonald to reclaim a solo spotlight.<\/p>\n
Enter Wide Open, McDonald\u2019s first new album in nine years, and his first set of all-original material since 2000. McDonald has nonetheless remained relevant through the early 21st century; he received his 13th Grammy nomination for Motown, a platinum-selling tribute to the greatest of all soul labels. He subsequently released a top 10-charting sequel, Motown Two along with a Christmas album, both of which certified as Gold Records. Following came Soul Speak, a collection of classic covers and a handful of original songs. But Wide Open finds him rediscovering his other voice\u2014that is, his songwriting voice\u2014 in a big way, penning or co-writing 11 of the album\u2019s 12 tracks. It\u2019s a cogent reminder that he won Record and Song of the Year Grammys for co-writing as well as singing the Doobie Brothers hit \u201cWhat a Fool Believes.\u201d Wide Open marks a return to that classic\u2019s emotional urgency alongside fiercer and fresher band arrangements than he\u2019s ever created before.<\/p>\n
With a career that encompasses five Grammys, numerous chart successes and personal and professional accolades, as well as collaborations with some of the world\u2019s most prominent artists, Michael McDonald remains an enduring force in popular music. Hailing from St. Louis, McDonald arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, honing his talents as a studio musician before becoming an integral part of Steely Dan. In the mid-\u201970s McDonald was invited to join the Doobie Brothers as the band redefined their sound with McDonald serving as singer, keyboardist and songwriter on such Top 40 singles as \u201cTakin\u2019 It To The Streets,\u201d \u201cIt Keeps You Runnin\u2019,\u201d \u201cMinute By Minute\u201d and \u201cWhat A Fool Believes.\u201d
\nThroughout the \u201980s and \u201990s McDonald\u2019s solo career took off with a string of hits including \u201cI Keep Forgettin\u2019 (Every Time You\u2019re Near),\u201d \u201cSweet Freedom,\u201d \u201cOn My Own\u201d (with Patti LaBelle) and the Grammy-winning James Ingram duet \u201cYah Mo B There,\u201d plus he co-wrote the Van Halen hit \u201cI\u2019ll Wait.\u201d McDonald has performed with a who\u2019s-who of critically acclaimed artists across a number of genres, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Vince Gill and Grizzly Bear.<\/p>\n
Tickets to see McDonald start at $30 and are available at the BPAC Ticket Office, by phone 662-846-4626, or online www.bolognapac.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael McDonald will take the stage Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University. The concert is locally sponsored by Cannon Motors….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":512,"featured_media":78978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/512"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78980,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78977\/revisions\/78980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}