NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Michael McDonald on 12 April 2018. Michael McDonald has been played over 60 times on NTS, first on 16 May 2015. Michael McDonald's music has been featured on 56 episodes.

Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American R&B/soul singer (sometimes described as a "blue-eyed soul" singer), known for his trademark husky baritone voice.

McDonald played in several local bands (such as Mike and the Majestics, Jerry Jay and the Sheratons, the Reebtoors, and The Guild) while attending McCluer High School in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis….