Kathi McDonald

Kathi McDonald - © Rich Pechtner

born on 25/9/1948

died on 3/10/2012 in Seattle, WA, United States

Kathi McDonald

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Kathryn Marie McDonald (September 25, 1948   October 3, 2012),[1][2] popularly known as Kathi McDonald, was an American blues and rock singer. She performed with Kathi McDonald & Friends. She appeared on an extensive list of rock and blues albums and toured with Long John Baldry prior to his death. She and Baldry enjoyed pop success in Australia where their duet "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'",[2] reached No. 2 in 1980. She was born in Anacortes, Washington,[2] and resided in the Seattle, Washington state area but had strong San Francisco music connections. In February 2009, she performed at the opening gala for the San Francisco Museum of Performance & Design along with Sam Andrew, welcoming in a new exhibition dedicated to the art and music of San Francisco of the 1965-1975 era.

Early years

McDonald performed professionally for the first time around Seattle when she was 12 years old. The first song she fully learned was "Goodnight Irene" by Huddie Leadbetter and at age two she would sing all five verses from her crib. She attributes these evenings to the reason for her late night work habits.

In San Francisco

At the age of 19 she moved to San Francisco and joined Ike & Tina Turner as an Ikette. She then did some work with Big Brother and the Holding Company.[3] In 1973 she recorded Insane Asylum for Capitol Records. The album was co-produced by David Briggs and Pete Sears. It included great musicians such as Guitar: Nils Lofgren, John Cipollina, Neal Schon: Drums: Aynsley Dunbar. Horns: Boots Hughston. Vocal: Kathi McDonald & Sly Stone. The Pointer Sisters on backups. Many famous SF Bay Area musicians played on the album, and Kathi sang backup with many great bands. Sears was also her musical arranger and played keyboards and bass, as well as writing several of the album's songs with McDonald.

Post San Francisco

McDonald contributed backing vocals to four tracks that appear on The Rolling Stones 1972 release Exile on Main Street, including the hit single "Tumbling Dice".[2] Her album Save Your Breath was released over 20 years after Insane Asylum appeared. Above and Beyond followed in 1999, featuring contributions from Lee Oskar on harmonica and Brian Auger on keyboards. McDonald devoted more than two decades to recording and performing in collaboration with Long John Baldry, and the duo scored with their version of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" when it was released in Canada.[3] In later years, she also contributed to the Seattle Women in Rhythm and Blues project. She reunited with Big Brother and the Holding Company in California for a concert on New Year's Eve, 1997.[3] She was inducted into the Washington Blues Society's Hall of Fame in 1999.[2]

Death

McDonald died on October 3, 2012, in Seattle, Washington.[1] She was 64.[2]

List of bands

Here are some groups McDonald was a member of during her career:

  • The Unusuals
  • Fat Jack
  • Guilty Pleasures
  • Seattle Women
  • Detroit Women
  • Big Brother and the Holding Company[4]
  • Long John Baldry
  • MisFits
  • Blue 55
  • Brian Blaine
  • Kathi McDonald & Friends[5]
  • Leon Russell and the Shelter People

Discography

She has been recorded on the following releases:

  • 1969: Ike & Tina Turner - Come Together
  • 1970: Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs and Englishmen
  • 1971: Big Brother and the Holding Company - Be a Brother
  • 1971: Freddie King - Getting Ready
  • 1971: Leon Russell - Leon Russell and the Shelter People
  • 1971: Delaney & Bonnie - To Bonnie from Delaney
  • 1971: Rita Coolidge - Rita Coolidge
  • 1972: Big Brother and the Holding Company - How Hard It Is
  • 1972: The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
  • 1972: Grin - All Out
  • 1973: Dave Mason - Headkeeper
  • 1973: Betty Davis - Betty Davis
  • 1974: Kathi McDonald - Insane Asylum
  • 1975: Leon Russell - Best Of Leon Russell 1971-1974
  • 1976: Long John Baldry - Baldry's Out!
  • 1975: Quicksilver Messenger Service - Solid Silver
  • 1980: Ike & Tina Turner - Best of Ike & Tina Turner 1969-1974
  • 1982: Long John Baldry - Best Of Long John Baldry
  • 1983: Toronto - Girls' Night Out
  • 1984: Holly Woods & Toronto - Assault and Flattery
  • 1991: Long John Baldry - It Still Ain't Easy
  • 1994: Kathi McDonald - Save Your Breath
  • 1996: Nick Vigarino - Victims Of Cool
  • 1997: Kathi McDonald & Nick Vigarino - Ghost of Time
  • 1997: Big Brother and the Holding Company - Can't Go Home Again
  • 1998: Mark Riley - Lead Suit
  • 1999: Kate Hart - Queen Of The Night
  • 1999: Seattle Women - Back Porch Gossip
  • 1999: Seattle Women - We Are Not Good Girls
  • 1999: Kathi McDonald - Above & Beyond
  • 2004: Kathi McDonald - Kathi McDonald
  • 2010: Kathi McDonald & Friends - On With The Show
  • 2012: Colin Kadey - A Brief Glimpse of Paradise
  • 2012: Kathi McDonald and Rich Kirch - "Nothin' But Trouble"
  • 2012: Freddie Roulette - Jammin' With Friends

References

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