Richie McDonald
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Richie McDonald
Richard Vance "Richie" McDonaldis an American country music artist. From 1992 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. 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. Outside Lonestar, he has charted twice as a guest vocalist on others' songs, in addition to releasing two...
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth6 February 1962
CityLubbock, TX
I think that was our main objective this time in going into the studio. We just wanted to go in and recreate what we do live. People really enjoy the live show, the energy we have on stage, and we wanted to take that from the stage into the studio.
The great thing about the new CD is that there are some more traditional elements for this record, but it's still mainstream,
I think we've had our biggest success with ballads, and that's something we shouldn't forget, ... if you listen to a Lonestar album, there's going to be a little bit on there for everybody.
We're coming back around to a more traditional sound,