# Duck MacDonald

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American guitarist (born 1953)

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Duck MacDonald Background information Born Andrew MacDonald (1953-09-17) September 17, 1953 (age 72) Auburn, New York, U.S. Instruments Vocals, Guitar Years active 1970s–Present

Musical artist

**Andrew "Duck" MacDonald** (born September 17, 1953) is an American [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music)/[hard rock](/source/Hard_rock) [guitarist](/source/Guitarist), who has played in several bands, the most well-known of which being [Blue Cheer](/source/Blue_Cheer).

He started playing in various bands around [New York City](/source/New_York_City). In 1980 he was asked to join Shakin' Street, replacing guitarist [Ross the Boss](/source/Ross_the_Boss). Shakin Street toured the U.S., supporting [Black Sabbath](/source/Black_Sabbath) and [Blue Öyster Cult](/source/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult) on the Black and Blue tour. Following this and a tour of [France](/source/France), Shakin Street broke up.

MacDonald met with ex-[Elf](/source/Elf_(band))/[Rainbow](/source/Rainbow_(English_band)) members [Gary Driscoll](/source/Gary_Driscoll) and [Craig Gruber](/source/Craig_Gruber), and started the band [Bible Black](/source/Bible_Black_(band)). They recorded the album *Ground Zero* with singer [Jeff Fenholt](/source/Jeff_Fenholt). After this, MacDonald and Driscoll worked with [Anthrax](/source/Anthrax_(American_band)) producer [Carl Canedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Canedy&action=edit&redlink=1) to put together the album *Thrasher*, with various other musicians. It was released in 1985.

For the next three years he worked with various artists, such as David Feinstein, in his band [The Rods](/source/The_Rods), and [Kim Simmonds](/source/Kim_Simmonds), in the Kim Simmonds Band. In 1988 he was contacted by [Blue Cheer](/source/Blue_Cheer) bassist [Dickie Peterson](/source/Dick_Peterson), and he joined them for the 1989 live album *Blitzkrieg over Nüremberg* and 1990's *Highlights and Lowlives*, followed by a tour of the United States. In 1992 he left Blue Cheer, being replaced with [Dieter Saller](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dieter_Saller&action=edit&redlink=1), following which he built a recording studio and started the band Playground. Playground released several unsuccessful albums before he re-joined Blue Cheer in 1999. He had been playing with them up until [Dickie Peterson](/source/Dickie_Peterson)'s death and Blue Cheer's official disbandment on October 12, 2009.

## Discography

**With Bible Black**

- *Bible Black* (1981)

- *Ground Zero* (1983)

**With Thrasher**

- *Burning at the Speed of Light* (1985)

**With Lone Rager**

- "Metal Rap" Single, (1985)

**With Blue Cheer**

- *[Highlights and Lowlives](/source/Highlights_and_Lowlives)* (1990)

- *[What Doesn't Kill You](/source/What_Doesn't_Kill_You..._(Blue_Cheer_album))* (2007)

Live

- *[Blitzkrieg Over Nüremberg](/source/Blitzkrieg_Over_N%C3%BCremberg)* (1989; Thunderbolt/Nibelung Records)

- *Hello Tokyo, Bye Bye Osaka – Live in Japan 1999* (1999)

- *Rocks Europe* CD/DVD, 2009; Rainman/[Captain Trip Records](/source/Captain_Trip_Records))

- *Live at Anti WAA Festival 1989* CD/DVD, (2014; Nibelung Records)

- *Live Bootleg: London – Hamburg* (official bootleg, 2005; Rockview Records)

## External links

- [Blue Cheer MySpace](http://www.myspace.com/bluecheer)

- [Bible Black MySpace](http://www.myspace.com/bibleblackband)

- [http://www.myspace.com/thrasherburningatthespeedofficialsite](http://www.myspace.com/thrasherburningatthespeedofficialsite)

- [http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Bible+Black](http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Bible+Black)

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