#667 : Michael McDonald/ The Doobie Brother, Steely Dan

Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Dean Delray

Music Interviews, Music

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🗓️ 2 October 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today we have Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers / Steely Dan on the show.

This man has written some of the greatest songs to every hit the FM Dial including Minute by Minute, What a Fool Believes, Takin It To The Streets and I Keep Forgettin.

Michael sits down with me today for an In-Depth conversation on his Career in Music.

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0:00.0	Okay, welcome to another episode. I'll let the be talk. It is number 667 today, and it is October 3rd
0:08.8	and we are halfway through the tour right now, Marcus King and myself. Neil Francis and
0:16.1	Ashen Craft, we are traveling around America and it has been a wild ride so far. We just did
0:23.2	four shows in a row, two at the legendary Ryman in Nashville and then two at the legendary tabernacle,
0:33.6	both unbelievable venues and unbelievable audiences and it was definitely a run, those four where the
0:44.0	comedy was going over really, really well. So thank you so much if you came out to the shows and
0:50.9	if you're new listener, thank you so much for tuning in. We have a legend on the show today. It is
0:59.1	no joke. I am not throwing that word around. Mr. Michael McDonald is here today. Rock and roll
1:05.6	hall of the hammer, Steely Dan and the Dooby Brothers and his incredible solo career. The man is an
1:13.3	absolute tune smith. He has wrote some of the greatest FM dial radio songs ever. What a fool
1:21.6	believes I keep forgetting, taking it to the streets, minute by minute, it keeps me running.
1:29.2	It's unbelievable this guy's track record and his voice is incredible. I want to thank him for
1:37.2	doing the show. I met him in Louisville at the Bourbon and beyond festival and immediately I went
1:44.8	into like, oh my god, I've got to have him on the podcast. And the shit man, I asked and he said he
1:52.1	would do it and it's just one of those things. Here I am with another dream guest clicked off.
1:59.0	I mean, in the last month, it's been crazy. Gene Simmons, King Diamond, Michael McDonald, we
2:04.6	go all over with the musical styles because that's how it is at my house. I've said it before. One day
2:14.6	I'm playing a merciful fate. The next day I'm playing the Dooby Brothers, the next day I'm playing
2:19.6	Miles Davis. I'm totally tired right now. I am not going to lie. This is a freight train that is
2:28.1	just traveling, lightning speed across America and I'm just holding on but enjoying every minute of
2:36.6	it, taking in the experience. I know a year from now I'll be talking to Marcus on the phone and
2:41.5	we will be laughing about wow, that was a wild one. Next up is Austin and then Los Angeles and San Diego.
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