Jeff Baxter

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Black and white portrait of The Doobie Brothers in 1976, with Jeff Skunk Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald at center.

Jeff Baxter

American musician

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Michael McDonald
Career
In 1975 Jeff Baxter, a guitarist for the Doobie Brothers, recommended that McDonald temporarily replace the band’s lead singer, Tom Johnston, who was ill at the time, on tour. The band was so impressed with McDonald’s musicianship that it invited him to become a full-time member. In…
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In 1975 Jeff Baxter, a guitarist for the Doobie Brothers, recommended that McDonald temporarily replace the band’s lead singer, Tom Johnston, who was ill at the time, on tour. The band was so impressed with McDonald’s musicianship that it invited him to become a full-time member. In…
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the Doobie Brothers
Early years
…and then Steely Dan guitarist Jeff Baxter, who added a pedal steel guitar part to “South City Midnight Lady.”
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…and then Steely Dan guitarist Jeff Baxter, who added a pedal steel guitar part to “South City Midnight Lady.”
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