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As of 2016, he still tours and gigs regularly, has a loyal following and is in regular demand for session work as a guitarist.
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Harold Sargent. The group recorded two albums before their 1979 breakup. He then became part of the house band for
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learned from his father, a steel worker who played blues guitar at weekends, McDonald spent his early days playing
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to a form of blues that drew from an array of musical influences, including
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McDonald formed the group Wood Brass & Steel in 1973 with
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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For the American gospel singer nicknamed Little Axe, see
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After leaving Sugarhill, McDonald, Wimbish, and drummer
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