Blue-eyed soul singer Michael McDonald was great laying down lead vocal tracks such as “What a Fool Believes” and “Takin’ it to the Streets” with the Doobie Brothers in the mid-’70s. His unmistakable pipes have also contributed in on-again-off-again fashion to the success of Steely Dan (that’s McDonald’s wailing in the backing vocals in “Peg”) for the past four decades. He teamed up for mega hits in the 1980s with James Ingram (“Yah Mo B There”) and Patti Labelle (“On My Own”). But McDonald has also proven he can top the charts as a solo performer with hits such as “I Keep Forgettin’.” But in 2003, he took his career in a different direction by recording his tribute album Motown. That album included covers of so many famous Motown hits, including Marvin Gaye’s “Heard it Through the Grapevine.” Check it out:

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