Michael McDonald’s distinctive, soulful voice, often described as smooth and soothing, became a hallmark of yacht rock. However, the former The Doobie Brothers member didn’t understand the term upon ...

Michael McDonald sounds both surprised and relieved to be back with the Doobie Brothers, this time not just as a nostalgia act but with Walk This Road, their first studio album together in over four ...

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As music critic and writer Steve Huey once explained, “from 1976 to 1984, the radio airwaves were dominated by really smooth music.” Once known as soft rock, since the mid-2000s pretty much everyone ...

The smooth, sax-laden sounds of Michael McDonald and The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross and more are the subject of a new HBO documentary, Yacht Rock, which will hit the ...

Just in time for the holidays, the newest single from Angels in the Snow, Olivia Newton-John’s highly-awaited holiday album, arrives, adding a special warmth to the season’s chill. “All Through the ...