Kathi McDonald, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetKathi McDonald
American singer
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1948
Date of Death: 03-Oct-2012
Profession: singer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Kathi McDonald
- Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012) was an American blues and rock singer. She performed with Kathi McDonald & Friends.
- She appeared on an extensive list of rock and blues albums and toured with Long John Baldry prior to his death.
- She and Baldry enjoyed success in Australia where their duet "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", reached No.
- 2 in 1980.
- She was born in Anacortes, Washington, and from 1963 to 1968 she was a vocalist in several bands that played Bellingham, Anacortes, Mt.Vernon, Oak Harbor and other Pacific Northwest venues.
- Regionally popular bands that benefited from Kathi's incredible vocal talents included The Accents or Bellingham Accents (1963-1965), The Checkers (1964-1965), The Unusuals (1965-1967), and Fat Jack (1966-1968).
- In 1966 Kathi was only 18 years old when "Babe, It's Me" peaked at No.
- 1 on the Top 50 at Bellingham's rock radio station KPUG.
- The song remained at No.
- 1 for four to five weeks.
- The single, on the Panorama label, was the first release by The Unusuals and it featured vocals by Kathi and Laurie Vitt, who wrote the song and was a founding member of the band.
- Shortly thereafter, with Kathi as soloist, the Unusuals released their second single "Summer is Over" and, while it received airplay on local radio, it was a lesser hit in the PNW.
- Kathi's talent was such that she gravitated to the larger city of Seattle, Washington.
- While living there, she developed strong San Francisco music connections.
- In February 2009, Kathi performed at the opening gala for the San Francisco Museum of Performance & Design along with Sam Andrew, welcoming in a new exhibition dedicated to the art and music of San Francisco of the 1965-1975 era.
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