1. John McFee played with Glen Campbell, for his Meet Glen Campbell live video performance.
19 Facts About John McFee
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John McFee has played on a number of Elvis Costello's albums, beginning with all the lead and pedal steel guitar work on My Aim is True; he played lead guitar on "Alison".
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John McFee has continued to perform live with Costello periodically through the years.
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In early 1979, John McFee joined the Doobie Brothers, replacing departing guitarist Jeff Baxter.
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John McFee was first featured on the Doobies' ninth studio album One Step Closer, which achieved RIAA platinum album status.
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In 1983, John McFee played pedal steel guitar on the song "Honky Tonk Blues" from Huey Lewis and the News's Sports album, a song which was made famous by country legend Hank Williams Sr.
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The songs reached the top five on the country charts, and John McFee can be heard on lead vocals on both tracks in the movie.
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In 2007, McFee assumed a role onstage as a relief lead vocalist for Tom Johnston because of Johnston's throat ailment.
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In 2007, John McFee produced and engineered Carlene Carter's album Stronger, playing almost all the instruments himself.
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John McFee contributed on 8 string tenor ukulele, slack key guitar, acoustic and electric Hawaiian steel guitars, nylon string guitar, acoustic bass, keyboards, percussion, vocal arrangements, and background vocals for this project.
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Also in 2010, the Doobie Brothers released World Gone Crazy, on which John McFee contributed as recording engineer, as well as playing acoustic guitars, banjo, slide guitar, mandolin, percussion, violin, drums, electric guitars, vocals, and resonator guitars.
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John McFee wrote and popularized the classic ballad "Celine", which inspired Celine Dion's parents to choose this name for their daughter.
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In 2014, John McFee played violin on the band Chicago's single release, "Naked In The Garden Of Allah".
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John McFee Cowan was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist for the legendary progressive bluegrass group New Grass Revival, and in recent years has been touring and recording with the Doobie Brothers.
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On this project John McFee plays acoustic and electric guitars, pedal steel, Dobro, mandolin, violin, and other instruments as well as singing background vocals.
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On this project John McFee can be heard on banjo, slide resonator guitar, pedal steel, violin, autoharp, and electric and acoustic guitars, as well as background vocals.
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Also in 2016, McFee played on Timothy B Schmit's solo project Leap Of Faith, playing violin on the first single from the recording, "Red Dirt Road".
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John McFee toured with Schmit in January 2017, as well as performing again on tour dates in November and December 2017.
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In 2020, John McFee was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers.