Kathi McDonald | |
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Birth name | Kathryn Marie McDonald |
Also known as | Kathy McDonald |
Born | September 25, 1948 Anacortes, Washington, U.S. |
Died | October 3, 2012 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 64)
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Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
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Website | http://kathimcdonald.com/ |
Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012)[1][2] was an American blues and rock singer and songwriter. As a teenager she sang with different bands around the Pacific Northwest before she was discovered by Ike Turner.[3] She sang as an Ikette with Ike & Tina Turner and eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company.[4] McDonald became a background vocalist for various artists, including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Freddie King, and Long John Baldry.[5] She also recorded as a solo artist and fronted her own band Kathi McDonald & Friends.
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