John McFee
Musician
Overnight: '70s Boogie Rock Lives...Rock Lives Overnight: a 70s Boogie Rock Lives Patrick Simmons (from left), Tom Johnston and John McFee of the Doobie Brothers perform an 80-minute, 15-song set at the Majestic Theatre. THE CONCERT: The Doobie Brothers - fronted by... In this article: The Doobie Brothers, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee, Listen to the Music, Jesus Is Just Alright, Willie Nelson, and Rockin' Down the Highway |
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Huey Lewis
...-- also backed Elvis Costello on his 1977 debut album My Aim is True. In 1978, the band returned to California, McFee joined the Doobie Brothers, and Clover disbanded. Under the name "Huey Harp" Huey Lewis played harmonica on Thin Lizzy's...
In this article: Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis and the News, Clover, Cornell University, Nick Lowe, New York City, Thin Lizzy, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Garth Brooks
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Shane McFee
...and the lead designer behind guitar speaker cabinet simulation software, Recabinet. Shane is the son of Doobie Brothers guitarist John McFee. Shane was 13 years old when he began playing guitar. He started college at age 17, as a...
In this article: Doobie Brothers, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California, and California
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Blogcritics | May 09, 2009
Music Review: Jackdawg - Jackdawg
...edge than one would associate with members of Creedence Clearwater or The Doobie Brothers. McFee's stinging guitar licks stand out and drive the sound. I always thought that he made an odd career choice to front what was basically a country...
In this article: The Doobie Brothers, Keith Knudsen, Stu Cook, Southern Pacific, Clover, One Step Closer, and Creedence Clearwater Revival
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CMT News | March 13, 2008
CMT : News : NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Carlene Carter Celebrates Survival
...with those works. Stronger is very much Carter's own creation. She wrote all but one of the 12 cuts and called on old friend John McFee of the Doobie Brothers to produce. The result may be her strongest work to date. Strong, as in...
In this article: Carlene Carter, Johnny Cash, Stronger, CMT, Musical Shapes, Howie Epstein, and Blue Nun
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Dangerous (Doobie Brothers song)
...with their Electric guitars already strapped on so that they can switch to the electric portion quickly, while second guitarist John McFee plays the dobro. The song reached #2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, the last Doobie Brothers song to...
In this article: The Doobie Brothers, Dangerous, Long Train Runnin', Tom Johnston, Harley-Davidson, Brian Bosworth, Patrick Simmons, and Brotherhood
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Eikichi Yazawa
...Feat and The Doobie Brothers), It's Just Rock n' Roll (also featuring members of The Doobie Brothers and several songs written by John McFee and Bobby LaKind), and Flash in Japan, all of which were released worldwide, but were not very...
In this article: Rock, Robert Palmer, Ichiro Suzuki, The Doobie Brothers, Eikichi Yazawa, Budokan, Cobalt, and Seattle Mariners
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Nicolette Larson
...Doobie Brothers on their ''One Step Closer album - she can be heard on the hit "Real Love" - and a song Larson co-wrote with John McFee and Patrick Simmons entitled "Can't Let It Get Away" was a 1981 single release for the Doobie Brothers in...
In this article: Nicolette Larson, Neil Young, Ted Templeman, Linda Ronstadt, Alanna Nash, Nick of Time, Lotta Love, MCA, and Eddie Van Halen
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John McFee
However, McFee is probably best known for his work with the Doobie Brothers. He joined the Doobies in 1979, replacing the departing guitarist Jeff Baxter. McFee featured on the Doobie's ninth studio album One Step Closer ''. Although he...
In this article: Keith Knudsen, Van Morrison, Doobie Brothers, One Step Closer, Southern Pacific, Alison, Tom Johnston, Elvis Costello, and Huey Lewis
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Southern Pacific (band)
After Southern Pacific's breakup, Knudsen and McFee returned to The Doobie Brothers. Knudsen died in 2005 while McFee continues to tour with The Doobies. Cook toured with fellow Creedence Clearwater Revival band member Doug Clifford with the...
In this article: Southern Pacific, Keith Knudsen, Stu Cook, Pink Cadillac, Glen Hardin, Jerry Scheff, David Jenkins, and The Doobie Brothers
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John McFee (born September 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. One of his first exploits was playing pedal steel guitar on Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey, he later played on the title track of Morrison's next album Saint Dominic's Preview. He played with Huey Lewis in Clover and also played lead guitar on Elvis Costello's first album, My Aim is True (most notably on "Alison"). However, McFee is probably best known for his work with the Doobie Brothers.
He joined the Doobies in 1979, replacing the departing pedal steel guitarist Jeff Baxter. McFee featured on the Doobie's ninth studio album One Step Closer. Although he was not heard to do a lead vocal, he co-wrote the title track with Doobies drummer Keith Knudsen and Carly Simon as well as the instrumental "South Bay Strut" with co-drummer Chet McCracken. The album's relative lack of success compared to its predecessor Minute by Minute helped lead to the band's eventual demise in 1982.
After the Doobies disbanded, McFee and Knudsen formed the country-rock group Southern Pacific, which also included ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook. The collaboration scored a few hits on the country charts. Though McFee and Knudsen were committed to Southern Pacific, they co-wrote the song "Time Is Here And Gone" on the Doobies' 1989 reunion album Cycles with late Doobies percussionist Bobby LaKind. The song did not enter the charts.
John McFee's long-term partnership with Keith Knudsen was terminated by Knudsen's death from chronic pneumonia in 2005.
In 2007, McFee produced Carlene Carter's comeback album, Stronger.
John and his wife Marcy live near Santa Barbara, California.
- Birth Date:
- September 09, 1950
- Occupation:
- Musician, Songwriter
- Instrument Played:
- Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
- Years Active:
- 1971 - present
- Associated With:
- The Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific
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