First Listen: Michael McDonald, 'Wide Open'
In his first album of original material in 17 years, the erstwhile Doobie Brother moves with a tenderness that comes from age and newfound wonderment, even if McDonald's voice hasn't aged a day.
Michael McDonald still plays county fairs and casinos. That's no knock â just honest work for a singer 40-some years into a storied career.
But the erstwhile Doobie Brother's work isn't confined to fairgrounds these days. In recent years, McDonald has found younger, vocal fans in musicians like (who tapped McDonald to ) and (who sang "What A Fool Believes" in a ), and countless others who understand that a gruff voice hugged around the
