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He attended the University of Akron, Ohio and upon graduating with degrees in Transportation, Marketing/Advertising, plus advance studies in Radio and Television from Columbia School of Broadcasting. He always enjoyed making people laugh, but he also knew the importance of an education. Someone asked, 'If you could do it with anyone, who would you sing it with?' And Michael was my first choice.”īy the age of six, George Wallace knew he wanted to be a comedian. “We were going over things I'd done and we talked about turning it into a duet. "The song was sent to me and I did a version of it but somehow it just didn't quite work,” LaBelle explained. McDonald has also been a part of numerous successful collaborations with the likes of Kenny Loggins, James Ingram, Ray Charles, Carly Simon and, of course, Patti LaBelle, with whom he recorded the smash duet “On My Own.” The song, written by the late Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer-Sager, was not originally planned as a duet. He began his solo career in 1982 and would go on to record ten albums and receive more than a dozen Grammy nominations and five Grammy awards. In 1975 McDonald joined The Doobie Brothers, with whom he would write and sing numerous hit singles, including “What A Fool Believes,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” and “Minute by Minute,” showcasing his distinctive dulcet tones and soulful sound. Singer, songwriter and keyboardist Michael McDonald has been on the forefront of American popular music since the early ‘70s, when he recorded and toured with Steely Dan.
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