Ralph MacDonald

Ralph MacDonald

Ralph Anthony MacDonald

On 32 records in 3 Record Tribe collections

Played on

GracelandPaul Simon, 1986Percussion 52nd StreetBilly Joel, 1978Percussion Spanish BlueRon Carter, 1975Percussion Still Crazy After All These YearsPaul Simon, 1975Percussion Extension Of A ManDonny Hathaway, 1973Percussion Roberta Flack & Donny HathawayRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, 1972Percussion Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974Various, 1985Written-By ValotteJulian Lennon, 1984Percussion L.A. Is My LadyFrank Sinatra With Quincy Jones And Orchestra, 1984Percussion An Innocent ManBilly Joel, 1983Percussion Bill Withers’ Greatest HitsBill Withers, 1981Composed By, Producer Maynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson, 1981Percussion GauchoSteely Dan, 1980Percussion One-Trick PonyPaul Simon, 1980Percussion CarnivalMaynard Ferguson, 1978Percussion Greatest Hits, Etc.Paul Simon, 1977Percussion The StrangerBilly Joel, 1977Percussion Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track)Various, 1977On 1 site Don’t Stop The MusicThe Brecker Brothers, 1977Percussion MenagerieBill Withers, 1977Percussion Look Out For #1The Brothers Johnson, 1976Percussion Back To BackThe Brecker Brothers Band, 1976Percussion Feels So GoodGrover Washington, Jr., 1975Percussion, Written-By BreakawayArt Garfunkel, 1975Percussion Anything GoesRon Carter, 1975Percussion AWBAverage White Band, 1974Congas, Percussion Giant BoxDon Sebesky, 1973Percussion Blues FarmRon Carter, 1973Percussion Superstars Of The 70’sVarious, 1973Written-By Killing Me SoftlyRoberta Flack, 1973Written-By Morning StarHubert Laws, 1972Percussion Everybody’s Talkin’King Curtis, 1972Congas

About

Percussionist - songwriter - producer - engineer - record company executive
Born on 15.03.1944 in Harlem, New York
Died 18.12.2011 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
He released eight solo albums from 1976 to 1998. He co-wrote Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway’s “Where is the Love” and Bill Withers’ “Just The Two Of Us”
He started his career at the age of 16 as percussionist for Harry Belafonte and was a member of Belafonte’s band for 10 years. He played as a session percussionist in many artists’ recordings over the ensuing decades, including George Benson, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Carole King, Miriam Makeba, David Sanborn, Paul Simon, Steely Dan etc.
He co-founded publishing/production company Antisia Music, Inc. with longtime songwriting partner William Salter and William Eaton in 1968. He founded Rosebud Recording Studio in the mid-1970s.
Father of Anthony MacDonald.