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Kathi McDonald Death

Kathi passed away on October 3, 2012 at the age of 64 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Kathi McDonald Birthday and Date of Death

Kathi McDonald was born on September 25, 1948 and died on October 3, 2012. Kathi was 64 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: September 25, 1948
Date of Death: October 3, 2012
Age at Death: 64

Kathi McDonald - Biography

Kathryn Marie McDonald (September 25, 1948  – October 3, 2012), 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'", reached No. 2 in 1980. She was born in Anacortes, Washington, 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.

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.
In 1973 she recorded a solo album Insane Asylum for Capitol Records. The album was co-produced by David Briggs and Pete Sears. It included great musicians such as Nils Lofgren, John Cipollina and Neal Schon on guitar, Aynsley Dunbar on drums, Boots Hughston on horns, Kathi McDonald & Sly Stone on vocals and with the Pointer Sisters singing backup. 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.