Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin" - Live concert performance on Soundstage in 1982 Michael McDonald was so in demand as a backing vocalist in the late 70s that people started joking he was secretly on every record made at that time. After his stint with the Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald launched his solo career with the 1982 masterpiece I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near), a song that redefined "blue-eyed soul" with its simmering & funky R&B energy. The original recording features

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Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgetting (Soul Train, 1982) I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)” was Michael’s hit single off of his debut solo album “If That’s What It Takes”. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later sampled in Warren G and Nate Dogg’s 1994 single “Regulate.” Michael was featured on the television show “Soul Train” in 1982 for a special videotaping of “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time Your Near)” along with a tremendous backing of musicians including G

Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) [1982] 🕺 Did you know? 🤔 McDonald was born on February 12, 1952, into a Catholic Irish American family in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. McDonald attended McCluer High School, where he played in local bands, including Mike and the Majestics, Jerry Jay and the Sheratons, the Reeb-Toors/Younger Brothers, and the Guild. In 1970, while playing with a band called Blue, he was discovered in an Illinois nightclub by RCA staff p

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131K views · 8.7K reactions | “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)” made its way to #4 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 charts 40 years ago this week! This hit single was off Michael’s debut solo album “If That’s What It Takes.” Check out Michael’s performance of the song with The Doobie Brothers from the Greek Theatre in 1982. | Michael McDonald | Facebook