“The real rock stars in this story for us are his adopted parents, who really gave Michael everything that a child needs in terms of love and security,” the singer said.

The St. Louis man learned recently that his father is five-time Grammy winner and Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald, a musician Goessling had admired since childhood and had unknowingly paid to ...

"I'm still trying to get my head around all of it," says 59-year-old Michael Goessling, who just learned his biological father's identity.

Michael Goessling grew up a big fan of Michael McDonald and The Doobie Brothers only to discover the musician is his biological father.

Michael McDonald spent decades wondering how life had turned out for the son he and his teenage girlfriend placed for adoption. Nearly 60 years later, ... Read More ...

Michael Goessling just recently found out that his father is a Yacht Rock legend who conceived him when he was just 14 years old.

Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers is finally reunited with the long-lost son he never had the chance to know, after nearly 60 years. The St. Louis native recalled during a recent interview with ...

Imagine spending decades wondering about your biological parents, only to discover that your dad is an icon of the ’70s rock era. That’s what happened to Michael Goessling, a St. Louis man who was ...

Grammy Award-winning Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald, 74, met the son he gave up for adoption nearly 60 years ago. He also met his grandkids.

Michael McDonald has reconnected with the son he placed for adoption in the mid-1960s, meeting him for the first time in nearly six decades after a DNA test revealed their relationship, Entertainment ...

Longtime Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald is experiencing fatherhood anew after reconnecting with a long-lost son. McDonald, 74, was recently contacted by his son, Michael Goessling, 58 years ...