Richie McDonald
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Member of | The Frontmen |
Formerly of | Lonestar |
Website | richiemcdonald |
Richard Vance McDonald (born February 6, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. From 1994 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. For the first seven years of the band's existence, he alternated with then-bassist John Rich as vocalist. McDonald became the sole lead vocalist of Lonestar following Rich's departure. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang lead on all but one of them; he would rejoin the band in 2011 before exiting again in 2021 to perform with The Frontmen. Outside Lonestar, he has charted twice as a guest vocalist on others' songs, in addition to releasing two independent albums and four solo singles.
Biography
Richie McDonald was born on February 6, 1962, in
McDonald announced his departure from Lonestar in 2007, with Cody Collins succeeding him as the group's lead vocalist. On November 8, 2007, McDonald released an album of Christmas music, titled If Every Day Could Be Christmas. One of the songs on this album, "Coming Home for Christmas" (a collaboration with
McDonald released his solo debut album
McDonald released Slowdown, his second solo album, in 2010. This album included "How Do I Just Stop", which also peaked at number 51. In 2011, he reunited with Lonestar after Collins left.[4] Following his reunion with Lonestar, they recorded two additional albums, Life as We Know It and Never Enders, released in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
In March 2021, McDonald announced that he would again be leaving Lonestar to pursue a career as a member of The Frontmen of Country, which also consists of Tim Rushlow and Larry Stewart, the former lead singers of Little Texas and Restless Heart, respectively. McDonald was succeeded by Drew Womack, lead singer of Sons of the Desert, as Lonestar's new lead vocalist.[5]
Outside contributions
McDonald has sung duet or backing vocals on several artists' albums, including "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now", a single from Mindy McCready's 1996 debut Ten Thousand Angels (a song which peaked at No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs charts in early 1997), "Outside Looking In" on Kellie Coffey's 2002 debut When You Lie Next to Me, and "Havin' a Good Time" on Tommy Shane Steiner's 2002 debut Then Came the Night.
He has also co-written singles for other country music artists, including "
Personal life
McDonald lives near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with his wife, Lorie, and their three children.[7][8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Christian | US Country | US | US Indie | ||
I Turn to You
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6 | 19 | 126 | 18 |
Slow Down |
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— | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Christmas albums
Title | Album details |
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If Every Day Could Be Christmas |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
2007 | "God's Still in America" | — | We Are Enterprise: The Album to Benefit Rebuilding of Enterprise High School |
2008 | "I Turn to You" | — | I Turn to You |
2009 | "How Do I Just Stop" | 51 | Slow Down |
"Six Foot Teddy Bear" | 51 | Non-album song | |
2011 | "Footprints on the Moon" | — | Slow Down |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Country | US Bubbling | US AC
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CAN Country | ||||
1997 | "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" | Mindy McCready | 18 | 2 | — | 11 | Ten Thousand Angels |
2007 | "Coming Home for Christmas" | Jim Brickman | — | — | 4 | — | Homecoming |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1997 | "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (with Mindy McCready) | Jim Hershleder |
2007 | "Coming Home for Christmas" (with Jim Brickman) | Glenn Sweitzer |
References
- Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ISBN 9780312264871.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Lonestar reunites with McDonald". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ Parton, Chris (March 5, 2021). "Richie McDonald Departs Lonestar for Second Time". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Richie McDonald biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Bio". Richie McDonald personal website. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Wood, E. Thomas (2008-03-05). "Headline homes: Nashville's top 10 sales, February 2008". NashvillePost.com Retrieved on 2008-03-05.