Who sang backup on this is it?

Michael McDonald sang backup and played keyboards on the track. The two also collaborated on "What a Fool Believes." McDonald would go on to write several other songs for Loggins (and vice versa).
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Did Michael McDonald sing on this is it?

The song features additional vocals by Michael McDonald, who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
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Did Michael McDonald sing background for Ambrosia?

Ingram and McDonald later re-teamed to provide background vocals for Ambrosia's David Pack on "I Just Can't Let Go," and helped co-write "She Don't (Come Around Anymore)" on the same album (1985's Anywhere You Go).
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Who is the backup singer for Van Morrison?

Sumudu is frequently on world tour as backing vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player and percussionist for Sir Van Morrison.
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Did Kenny Loggins write this is it for his dad?

With Michael McDonald

In 1979, Loggins and McDonald wrote "This Is It" for Loggins's ailing father, who had to choose between life and death. The song earned Loggins the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
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Who was originally supposed to sing Danger Zone?

In a 2018 interview with AXS TV, Kenny Loggins revealed that it was Jefferson Starship that was the first act to be offered the track, but the band pulled out of the project. Corey Hart was also approached to perform "Danger Zone," which he declined, preferring to write and perform his own compositions.
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Who is Gigi Lee?

Gigi, whose original address was given in company documents as Richland Hills, Texas, US, was a director of Van's music companies in the UK. She was a tour manager for the reclusive singer when he toured his re-released album Astral Weeks in the US in 2009.
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What songs did Michael McDonald sing backup on?

Aside from The Doobie Brothers he's credited on a couple of hundred songs including backup vocals on Christopher Cross's “Ride like the wind,” James Ingram's “Yah mo be there,” Toto's “I'll be over you,” and Kenny Loggins' “This is it.”
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Who sings backup in ride like the wind?

It features backing vocals by Michael McDonald and a guitar solo by Cross.
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Who sang for Ambrosia?

David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician who co-founded the rock band Ambrosia in the 1970s.
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What is Michael McDonald's most famous song?

Top 15 Michael McDonald Songs
  • 'Long Haul' ...
  • 'I Can Let Go Now' ...
  • 'Blink of an Eye' ...
  • 'You Belong to Me' ...
  • 'Takin' It to the Streets' From: 'Takin' It to the Streets' (1976) ...
  • 'Here to Love You' From: 'Minute by Minute' (1978) ...
  • 'Minute by Minute' From: 'Minute by Minute' (1978) ...
  • 'What a Fool Believes' From: 'Minute by Minute' (1978)
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Who sang this is it in the 70s?

Kenny Loggins - This Is It - YouTube.
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What happened to the lead singer of Ambrosia?

After Ambrosia, David Pack pursued a solo career and produced or worked with many top artists. Pack's 1985 solo album, Anywhere You Go, included the song "Prove Me Wrong", which also appeared on the soundtrack of the 1985 film White Nights. Joe Puerta became a founding member of Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
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Is Van Morrison religious?

Rogan discusses Morrison's exploration of religion and spirituality. He cites Tom Paulin, a poet based in Belfast, who notes: "Morrison comes out of not traditional Protestantism, but evangelical Protestantism.
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Did Van Morrison lose a child?

Van Morrison's love child died 11 months ago – before the baby's grieving mother Gigi Lee lost her battle with cancer. Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper has reported that the child, christened George Ivan Morrison III, died earlier this year.
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Who is on the cover of days like this?

Cover. The cover of the album showed Morrison and his then-girlfriend, now ex-wife, Michelle Rocca walking a pair of greyhounds. It was his first album in 24 years to feature a female companion on the cover. The last had been the cover of Tupelo Honey with his then-wife Janet "Planet" Rigsbee.
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Who played sax on days like this?

Morrison performed it for an audience of 60–80,000 people when President Bill Clinton visited Belfast, Northern Ireland on 30 November 1995. Clinton, himself a saxophonist, had shown an appreciation for Morrison's music and had wanted to perform but was advised against it by security officers.
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Who sings for Tom Thumb in The Greatest Showman?

The original plan for "This is Me" would have seen Sam Humphrey's Tom Thumb - whose real name in the movie is Charles Stratton - sing the song and accompany himself on ukelele. The song would have also been a big dance number, as it ended up being in the final film, but Humphrey would have led the dance sequence.
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Who sings for Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman?

Why Jeremy Jordan Sang For Hugh Jackman During Greatest Showman Demo. Broadway star Jeremy Jordan stood in for Hugh Jackman during The Greatest Showman's demo – here's why Jackman had to sit out during the read-through.
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Did Sam Humphrey sing in greatest showman?

He made his film debut in the historical drama musical film The Greatest Showman, he played Charles Stratton, a dwarf performer who is also known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb. As he was taller than the real Tom Thumb, he had to walk on his knees and his voice was digitally altered to sound deeper.
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