Kathi McDonald

Kathi McDonald
Background information
Birth nameKathryn Marie McDonald
Also known asKathy McDonald
BornSeptember 25, 1948
Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 2012(2012-10-03) (aged 64)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Labels
  • Capitol Records
  • Hypertension Music
  • Merrimack Record
Websitehttp://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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2012 July To December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  3. ^ Blecha, Peter (2007). Music in Washington: Seattle and Beyond. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4818-0.
  4. ^ Sekuler, Eliot (June 22, 1974). "Kathi McDonald -A Questionable Effervescence" (PDF). Cash Box: 28.
  5. ^ "Inside Insane Asylum: Why Kathy McDonald Chose It". Billboard. May 25, 1974. p. 7. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2020.