{"id":2674978,"date":"2026-10-02T19:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dna-test-leads-to-adopted-man-learning-his-biological-father-is-a-rock-and-roll-legend\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:59:31","slug":"dna-test-leads-to-adopted-man-learning-his-biological-father-is-a-rock-and-roll-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dna-test-leads-to-adopted-man-learning-his-biological-father-is-a-rock-and-roll-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA Test Leads to Adopted Man Learning His Biological Father Is a Rock-and-Roll Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdna-test-leads-to-adopted-man-learning-his-biological-father-is-a-rock-and-roll-legend%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2674978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man from St. Louis, Missouri, who was adopted, discovered that his biological father is Michael McDonald, a five-time Grammy Award-winning musician known for his work with the Doobie Brothers and as a solo artist. This revelation came after McDonald&#8217;s son took a DNA test and found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brothers-were-falsely-convicted-of-rape-murder-and-spent-31-years-in-prison-they-each-just-received-31-million-in-damages\/\" title=\"Brothers Were Falsely Convicted Of Rape, Murder And Spent 31 Years In Pri.... They Each Just Received  Million In Damages.\">half-brother<\/a> in St. Louis. The half-brother, Michael Goessling, was contacted by an attorney and later reunited with his birth mother. In 2025, he spoke with McDonald over the phone and eventually met in person, forming a bond. McDonald, who was only 8th grade when his own father was age 19, had put Goessling up for adoption but maintained a connection with his birth mother for decades. McDonald expressed gratitude and pride upon learning of his son&#8217;s existence, highlighting the importance of adoption narratives and family bonds. Goessling, now a construction supplier, has a son and daughter and has met McDonald multiple times. The story has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analyst-weighs-in-on-daniel-penny-chokehold-case\/\" title=\"Expert analyzes Daniel Penny&#039;s chokehold case.\">garnered significant attention<\/a>, celebrating family connections and the unexpected revelations brought about by DNA testing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man from St. Louis, Missouri, who\u2019d been adopted, found out his biological father is five-time Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald after his half-brother took a DNA test last year.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s younger son took a 23andMe ancestry test, which revealed he had a half-brother named Michael Goessling living in St. Louis, KMOV-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstalert4.com\/2026\/09\/30\/adopted-st-louis-man-discovers-his-biological-father-is-michael-mcdonald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>In May of 2025, Goessling got a letter from an attorney representing his birth parents asking if he would like to be put in contact with them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/02\/us\/michael-mcdonald-doobie-brothers-biological-son.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FlE.rce-.sVx6uHgGjSyp&#038;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>For his 58th birthday, Goessling reunited with his birth mom and later spoke with McDonald over the phone.<\/p>\n<p>When Goessling asked his father what he did for work, McDonald said he was a musician and would be touring in St. Louis that summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I said, \u2018Are you Michael McDonald?\u2019\u201d Goessling recalled. \u201cAnd he said, \u2018Yeah, I\u2019m afraid so.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking, and the voice, and it all starts coming together,\u201d Goessling said during a phone interview with The New York Times on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>They later met in person and embraced, with McDonald telling his son that he loved him.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald, 74, was known for his stint with the Doobie Brothers and produced several albums during his solo career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/michael-mcdonald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including<\/a> the hit track \u201cI Keep Forgettin,\u2019\u201d which debuted in 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Goessling grew his hair and beard out during the COVID lockdowns and said people used to tell him that they loved his \u201cwhole Michael McDonald thing you got going on there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was also a Doobie Brothers fan and had seen his father perform on at least two occasions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember distinctly the first time somebody pointed out a new Doobie Brothers song; it was \u2018Takin\u2019 It to the Streets,\u2019\u201d Goessling said.\u00a0\u201cI was an instant fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McDonald had previously written in a memoir that he was only in eighth grade when his teenage girlfriend got pregnant, causing them to put Goessling up for adoption.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald subsequently dropped out of school and devoted his attention to music.<\/p>\n<p>He stayed in contact with Goessling\u2019s mother, however, and they spent three decades trying to track him down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was always very, very grateful to my birth parents for the choices they made on my behalf and giving me a shot in this world,\u201d Goessling declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was certainly more prepared for perhaps, you know, Mike the retired schoolteacher or accountant or truck driver,\u201d he said after learning of McDonald\u2019s celebrity. \u201cBut certainly not Mike the five-time-Grammy-Award-winning Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Hall of Famer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goessling works as a supplier for constructions projects and meets up with his birth father when he is in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat might come from this story and the attention it\u2019s getting all of a sudden is that the adoption narrative gets elevated in this country a little bit more and gets celebrated,\u201d Goessling noted.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald said he \u201ccarried that guilt\u201d with him about giving Goessling up, but was happy to know he had a good life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut just to know that he was okay and that he had a good life, and a life certainly that I wouldn\u2019t have been able to afford him at that time, was a great reward,\u201d the singer proclaimed. \u201cThe real rock stars in this story are his adoptive parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also became a grandfather after reuniting with Goessling, who has a 16-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m still wrapping my head around that,\u201d McDonald concluded. \u201cMy daughter-in-law is just the daughter-in-law you\u2019d hope for. 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