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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...The Doobie Brothers
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The Doobie Brothers Biography
The Doobie Brothers 25th anniversary celebration kicks into high gear in July 1996, when Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert, a special benefit reunion concert for the Wildlife Conservation Society, is released as a double-album (CD, Cassette, MiniDisc) by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, and as a home video (VHS, LaserDisc) by Sony Music Video (SMV). As the summer goes on, the one-hour concert special will have its broadcast premiere on PBS in August, during the annual pledge drive, and PBS outlets will continue to air the special in the fall as part of its award-winning series, "In the Spotlight."
Rockin' Down the Highway brings together Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and Michael McDonald for an exceptional live appearance, and marks the first live recordings by The Doobie Brothers since 1983. The performances were taped in May at Sony Music Studios in New York, and on-tour in Nashville, where McDonald joined the lineup for three Doobies classics, "What A Fool Believes," "Minute By Minute" and "Takin' It To The Streets." The tapings were directed by Ernie Fritz and produced by Automatic Productions. The album was produced by The Doobie Brothers and Charlie Midnight.
The live concert special caps an extraordinary year of activity for The Doobie Brothers that started in the summer, 1995, when Johnston, Simmons and McDonald first got together to share vocals on an unprecedented road show tour with Steve Miller. Between them, the three Doobie Brothers vocalists have been responsible for 27 chart singles since the band first exploded on the scene with the classic "Listen To The Music" in 1972 ñ including a pair of #1 hits ("Black Water," "What A Fool Believes") and more than a dozen others to land inside the Top 40.
Modeled roughly on the three-guitar, three-part vocal harmony sound of the seminal San Francisco band Moby Grape, The Doobie Brothers were founded in San Jose, California in 1970. The blending of the folk-style finger-picking of Pat Simmons with the rough-hewn rock licks of Tommy Johnston, whose soulful lead vocals gave the band its initial distinctive sound, helped to define what would become known as the California sound of the ë70s.
The band's self-titled 1971 debut album, The Doobie Brothers, yielded no hit singles, but the subsequent Toulouse Street of 1972 burst out with Johnston's "Listen To The Music" (#11) and "Jesus Is Just Alright" (#35) in the last three months of the year. The third album, The Captain and Me (1973) established the Doobies as concert headliners on the strength of the hits "Long Train Runnin'" (#8) and "China Grove" (#15) (both penned by Johnston).
The fourth album, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974), included "Black Water," the band's first #1 record which eventually sold more than 2 million copies, and was the first hit to feature Simmons as lead vocalist (he also wrote the song). By 1975, with the release of Stampede, which included the remake of the Motown classic "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)" (#11) and the addition of former Steely Dan guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, The Doobies had become one of the most popular rock bands in the country.
That same year, when illness forced Johnston out of The Doobies lineup, Baxter suggested another Steely Dan alumnus to fill his spot, and Michael McDonald was drafted. His presence was felt immediately as The Doobie Brothers scored a platinum million-selling album in 1976 with Takin' It To The Streets, propelled by the title-tune single "Takin' It To The Streets" (#13) written by McDonald. In the summer of the year, the band backed up Carly Simon on her version of the McDonald composition, "It Keeps You Runnin'," which hit #46 on the chart; ironically, the Doobies' own version of the song released five months later did even better for them, hitting #37.
Johnston returned briefly to help record the next album, Livin' On the Fault Line (1977), but for all intents and purposes McDonald had taken over the lead vocal chair, launching a second golden era of hits for The Doobie Brothers. "What A Fool Believes," a song McDonald wrote with Kenny Loggins, gave the band its second #1 hit. It was included on Minute By Minute (1979), whose title tune "Minute By Minute" (#14) notched up another hit, followed in turn by "Dependin' On You" (#25). In September, the Doobies appeared alongside Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and others at the all-star MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) Concert, and were prominently featured in the "NO Nukes" concert film released the following year.
1979 also found Baxter leaving the Doobies, to be replaced by steel guitarist John McFee, a veteran of Clover, the Marin County country-rockers who not only backed up Elvis Costello on his debut album (before the Attractions were formed), but also nurtured the early career of singer-songwriter Huey Lewis. 1980 began with The Doobie Brothers nailing three GrammyÆ awards for "What A Fool Believes" (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Vocal Arrangement) and a fourth GrammyÆ going to Minute By Minute (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Duo/Group). The year ended with a new album, One Step Closer, and another pair of hits, "Real Love" (#5) and the title tune "One Step Closer" (#24).
The Doobies embarked on their final tour in 1982, highlights of which were released the following year on the double-LP set, Farewell Tour, which included Johnston's guest appearance with the band at U.C. Berkeley's Greek Theater. The musicians then went their separate ways, with Johnston, Simmons and McDonald all releasing successful solo albums. The band would reconvene once a year for a traditional concert at the Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, not far from their hometown of San Jose.
Five years passed, until twelve alumni of the Doobies (with Johnston and Simmons but without McDonald) reformed for an 11-city tour that raised more than $1 million for a variety of charities, including a fundraiser at the Hollywood Bowl for the Vietnam Veterans Aid Foundation that was the second quickest sellout in the venue's history, second only to the Beatles. The tour culminated on July 4th in Moscow, at a peace concert featuring Soviet and American rock bands.
The tour re-ignited interest in The Doobie Brothers ñ both from the audience's viewpoint and the musicians themselves ñ and the band finally returned to the recording studio for Capitol Records. The resulting album, Cycles (1989), included a major new hit, "The Doctor" (#9), a chugging, driving song that returned the signature sound of the early Doobies to the radio. A second album was subsequently issued by the reunited band, Brotherhood (1991).
All 12 past and present members of The Doobie Brothers came together in October 1992, for two shows to raise money for a trust fund for the children of the band's percussionist Bobby LaKind, diagnosed with terminal cancer. He died on Christmas Eve that year.
But with over two decades worth of great music to feed their hungry fans, the five core members ñ Johnston, Simmons, McFee, drummer Mike Hossack and drummer/vocalist Keith Knudsen ñ have continued to rock, playing 47 dates with Foreigner in the summer of 1994 alone. This included tours of Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The 1996 summer tour features The Doobie Brothers with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The Doobie Brothers have released a total of 14 albums ñ with Rockin' Down the Highway coming in at number 15. They have earned 13 RIAA gold and 11 multi-platinum sales awards, and performed around the world for more than 35 million fans.
As they enter their second quarter century together, Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert uniquely captures the musicianship and showmanship that has made The Doobie Brothers one of the most popular American rock bands of all time. It benefits the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), one of the world's largest conservation organizations, headquartered at the Bronx Zoo.
© 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
None of these guys are brothers, and none of them is named "Doobie"!
Pud (1970)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals - b. August 15, 1948, Visalia, California, USA.
Greg Murphy - bass
John Hartman - drums - b. March 18, 1950, Virginia, USA.
Alexander "Skip" Spence (occasional member) - formerly with Moby Grape.
The Doobie Brothers I (Fall 1970 - 1971)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Dave Shogren - bass
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals - b. October 19, 1948, Aberdeen, Washington, USA - formerly with Scratch.
Album:
"The Doobie Brothers" (1971) - Singles: "Nobody", "Slippery St. Paul"
Dave Shogren joins The Ron Gardner Group.
The Doobie Brothers II (1971 - October 1973)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass - formerly with Scratch.
Mike Hossack - drums - b. October 17, 1946, Paterson, New Jersey, USA - formerly with Mourning Reign / Roadhouse.
Albums:
"Toulouse Street" (1972) - Singles: "Listen To The Music", "Rockin' Down The Highway", "Toulouse Street", "Jesus Is Just Alright"
"The Captain And Me" (1973) - Singles: "Long Train Runnin'", "China Grove"
The Doobie Brothers III(1973 - 1974)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Keith Knudsen - drums/percussion/vocals - b. February 18, 1948, Le Mars, Iowa, USA - formerly with Mendelbaum and Lee Michaels.
Album:
"What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" (1974) - Singles: "Another Park, Another Sunday", "Black Water", "Eyes Of Silver", "You Just Can't Stop It"
Mike Hossack joins Bonaroo, and later joins DFK (with Les Dudek, Mike Finnigan, and Jim Krueger).
The Doobie Brothers IV (1974 - 1975)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar - b. December 13, 1948, Washington, D.C., USA - formerly with Ultimate Spinach and Steely Dan.
Album:
"Stampede" (1975) - Singles: "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)", "Sweet Maxine", "Slack Key Soquel Rag", "I Cheat The Hangman"
Tom Johnston decides to stop touring and goes solo.
The Doobie Brothers V (1975 - March 1979)
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals - b. December 2, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, USA - formerly with Mike And The Majestics, The Del Rays, Blue, and Steely Dan.
Albums:
"Takin' It To The Streets" (1976) - Singles: "Wheels Of Fortune", "Losin' End", "Takin' It To The Streets", "It Keeps You Runnin'"
"Livin' On The Fault Line" (1977) - Singles: "Echoes Of Love", "Nothin' But A Heartache", "Chinatown", "There's A Light", "Little Darling (I Need You)"
"Minute By Minute" (1978) - Singles: "Minute By Minute", "Dependin' On You", "Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels", "What A Fool Believes", "Here To Love You"
The Doobie Brothers VI (1979)
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
The Doobie Brothers VII(1979 - 1980)
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals - b. September 9, 1950, Santa Cruz, California, USA - formerly with Clover (with Huey Lewis).
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals - b. January 13, 1952 - formerly with Corny And The Corvettes and a later version of Moby Grape.
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas - b. July 17, 1952, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Album:
"One Step Closer" (1980) - Singles: "Real Love", "One Step Closer", "Keep This Train A-Rollin'", "South Bay Strut"
The Doobie Brothers VIII(1980 - 1982)
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas
Bobby LaKind - percussion - d. 1992
Willie Weeks - bass
Album:
"The Doobie Brothers Farewell Tour" (1983)
Group disbands.
The Doobie Brothers IX (May 1987) (reunion)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas
Bobby LaKind - percussion
Willie Weeks - bass
Group disbands.
The Doobie Brothers X (1988 - 1994) (reformed)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Bobby LaKind - percussion
Albums:
"Cycles" (1989) - Singles: "The Doctor", "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
"Brotherhood" (1991) - Single: "This Train I'm On"
The Doobie Brothers XI (1994 - ? )
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Mike Hossack - drums
Bobby LaKind - percussion
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Album:
"Rockin' Down The Highway / The Wildlife Concert" (live) (2-CDs) (1996)
The Doobie Brothers XII( ? - Present)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Mike Hossack - drums
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Album:
"Sibling Rivalry" (2000)
Compilations:
"Best Of The Doobies" (1976)
"Best Of The Doobies Volume II" (1981)
"Best Of The Doobie Brothers Live" (1999)
"Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000" (4-CD box set) (1999)
"Greatest Hits" (2001)
Tom Johnston solo:
"Everything You've Heard Is True" (1979)
"Still Feels Good" (1981)
Patrick Simmons solo:
"Arcade" (1983)
Michael McDonald solo:
"That Was Then" (1982)
"If That's What It Takes" (1982)
"No Lookin' Back" (1985)
"Sweet Freedom: The Best Of Michael McDonald" (1986)
"Take It To Heart" (1990)
"Blink Of An Eye" (1993)
"Blue Obsession" (1997)
"The Very Best Of Michael McDonald" (2000)
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The Doobie Brothers Biography
The Doobie Brothers 25th anniversary celebration kicks into high gear in July 1996, when Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert, a special benefit reunion concert for the Wildlife Conservation Society, is released as a double-album (CD, Cassette, MiniDisc) by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, and as a home video (VHS, LaserDisc) by Sony Music Video (SMV). As the summer goes on, the one-hour concert special will have its broadcast premiere on PBS in August, during the annual pledge drive, and PBS outlets will continue to air the special in the fall as part of its award-winning series, "In the Spotlight."
Rockin' Down the Highway brings together Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and Michael McDonald for an exceptional live appearance, and marks the first live recordings by The Doobie Brothers since 1983. The performances were taped in May at Sony Music Studios in New York, and on-tour in Nashville, where McDonald joined the lineup for three Doobies classics, "What A Fool Believes," "Minute By Minute" and "Takin' It To The Streets." The tapings were directed by Ernie Fritz and produced by Automatic Productions. The album was produced by The Doobie Brothers and Charlie Midnight.
The live concert special caps an extraordinary year of activity for The Doobie Brothers that started in the summer, 1995, when Johnston, Simmons and McDonald first got together to share vocals on an unprecedented road show tour with Steve Miller. Between them, the three Doobie Brothers vocalists have been responsible for 27 chart singles since the band first exploded on the scene with the classic "Listen To The Music" in 1972 ñ including a pair of #1 hits ("Black Water," "What A Fool Believes") and more than a dozen others to land inside the Top 40.
Modeled roughly on the three-guitar, three-part vocal harmony sound of the seminal San Francisco band Moby Grape, The Doobie Brothers were founded in San Jose, California in 1970. The blending of the folk-style finger-picking of Pat Simmons with the rough-hewn rock licks of Tommy Johnston, whose soulful lead vocals gave the band its initial distinctive sound, helped to define what would become known as the California sound of the ë70s.
The band's self-titled 1971 debut album, The Doobie Brothers, yielded no hit singles, but the subsequent Toulouse Street of 1972 burst out with Johnston's "Listen To The Music" (#11) and "Jesus Is Just Alright" (#35) in the last three months of the year. The third album, The Captain and Me (1973) established the Doobies as concert headliners on the strength of the hits "Long Train Runnin'" (#8) and "China Grove" (#15) (both penned by Johnston).
The fourth album, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974), included "Black Water," the band's first #1 record which eventually sold more than 2 million copies, and was the first hit to feature Simmons as lead vocalist (he also wrote the song). By 1975, with the release of Stampede, which included the remake of the Motown classic "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)" (#11) and the addition of former Steely Dan guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, The Doobies had become one of the most popular rock bands in the country.
That same year, when illness forced Johnston out of The Doobies lineup, Baxter suggested another Steely Dan alumnus to fill his spot, and Michael McDonald was drafted. His presence was felt immediately as The Doobie Brothers scored a platinum million-selling album in 1976 with Takin' It To The Streets, propelled by the title-tune single "Takin' It To The Streets" (#13) written by McDonald. In the summer of the year, the band backed up Carly Simon on her version of the McDonald composition, "It Keeps You Runnin'," which hit #46 on the chart; ironically, the Doobies' own version of the song released five months later did even better for them, hitting #37.
Johnston returned briefly to help record the next album, Livin' On the Fault Line (1977), but for all intents and purposes McDonald had taken over the lead vocal chair, launching a second golden era of hits for The Doobie Brothers. "What A Fool Believes," a song McDonald wrote with Kenny Loggins, gave the band its second #1 hit. It was included on Minute By Minute (1979), whose title tune "Minute By Minute" (#14) notched up another hit, followed in turn by "Dependin' On You" (#25). In September, the Doobies appeared alongside Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and others at the all-star MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) Concert, and were prominently featured in the "NO Nukes" concert film released the following year.
1979 also found Baxter leaving the Doobies, to be replaced by steel guitarist John McFee, a veteran of Clover, the Marin County country-rockers who not only backed up Elvis Costello on his debut album (before the Attractions were formed), but also nurtured the early career of singer-songwriter Huey Lewis. 1980 began with The Doobie Brothers nailing three GrammyÆ awards for "What A Fool Believes" (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Vocal Arrangement) and a fourth GrammyÆ going to Minute By Minute (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Duo/Group). The year ended with a new album, One Step Closer, and another pair of hits, "Real Love" (#5) and the title tune "One Step Closer" (#24).
The Doobies embarked on their final tour in 1982, highlights of which were released the following year on the double-LP set, Farewell Tour, which included Johnston's guest appearance with the band at U.C. Berkeley's Greek Theater. The musicians then went their separate ways, with Johnston, Simmons and McDonald all releasing successful solo albums. The band would reconvene once a year for a traditional concert at the Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, not far from their hometown of San Jose.
Five years passed, until twelve alumni of the Doobies (with Johnston and Simmons but without McDonald) reformed for an 11-city tour that raised more than $1 million for a variety of charities, including a fundraiser at the Hollywood Bowl for the Vietnam Veterans Aid Foundation that was the second quickest sellout in the venue's history, second only to the Beatles. The tour culminated on July 4th in Moscow, at a peace concert featuring Soviet and American rock bands.
The tour re-ignited interest in The Doobie Brothers ñ both from the audience's viewpoint and the musicians themselves ñ and the band finally returned to the recording studio for Capitol Records. The resulting album, Cycles (1989), included a major new hit, "The Doctor" (#9), a chugging, driving song that returned the signature sound of the early Doobies to the radio. A second album was subsequently issued by the reunited band, Brotherhood (1991).
All 12 past and present members of The Doobie Brothers came together in October 1992, for two shows to raise money for a trust fund for the children of the band's percussionist Bobby LaKind, diagnosed with terminal cancer. He died on Christmas Eve that year.
But with over two decades worth of great music to feed their hungry fans, the five core members ñ Johnston, Simmons, McFee, drummer Mike Hossack and drummer/vocalist Keith Knudsen ñ have continued to rock, playing 47 dates with Foreigner in the summer of 1994 alone. This included tours of Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The 1996 summer tour features The Doobie Brothers with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The Doobie Brothers have released a total of 14 albums ñ with Rockin' Down the Highway coming in at number 15. They have earned 13 RIAA gold and 11 multi-platinum sales awards, and performed around the world for more than 35 million fans.
As they enter their second quarter century together, Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert uniquely captures the musicianship and showmanship that has made The Doobie Brothers one of the most popular American rock bands of all time. It benefits the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), one of the world's largest conservation organizations, headquartered at the Bronx Zoo.
© 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
None of these guys are brothers, and none of them is named "Doobie"!
Pud (1970)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals - b. August 15, 1948, Visalia, California, USA.
Greg Murphy - bass
John Hartman - drums - b. March 18, 1950, Virginia, USA.
Alexander "Skip" Spence (occasional member) - formerly with Moby Grape.
The Doobie Brothers I (Fall 1970 - 1971)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Dave Shogren - bass
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals - b. October 19, 1948, Aberdeen, Washington, USA - formerly with Scratch.
Album:
"The Doobie Brothers" (1971) - Singles: "Nobody", "Slippery St. Paul"
Dave Shogren joins The Ron Gardner Group.
The Doobie Brothers II (1971 - October 1973)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass - formerly with Scratch.
Mike Hossack - drums - b. October 17, 1946, Paterson, New Jersey, USA - formerly with Mourning Reign / Roadhouse.
Albums:
"Toulouse Street" (1972) - Singles: "Listen To The Music", "Rockin' Down The Highway", "Toulouse Street", "Jesus Is Just Alright"
"The Captain And Me" (1973) - Singles: "Long Train Runnin'", "China Grove"
The Doobie Brothers III(1973 - 1974)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Keith Knudsen - drums/percussion/vocals - b. February 18, 1948, Le Mars, Iowa, USA - formerly with Mendelbaum and Lee Michaels.
Album:
"What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" (1974) - Singles: "Another Park, Another Sunday", "Black Water", "Eyes Of Silver", "You Just Can't Stop It"
Mike Hossack joins Bonaroo, and later joins DFK (with Les Dudek, Mike Finnigan, and Jim Krueger).
The Doobie Brothers IV (1974 - 1975)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar - b. December 13, 1948, Washington, D.C., USA - formerly with Ultimate Spinach and Steely Dan.
Album:
"Stampede" (1975) - Singles: "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)", "Sweet Maxine", "Slack Key Soquel Rag", "I Cheat The Hangman"
Tom Johnston decides to stop touring and goes solo.
The Doobie Brothers V (1975 - March 1979)
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals - b. December 2, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, USA - formerly with Mike And The Majestics, The Del Rays, Blue, and Steely Dan.
Albums:
"Takin' It To The Streets" (1976) - Singles: "Wheels Of Fortune", "Losin' End", "Takin' It To The Streets", "It Keeps You Runnin'"
"Livin' On The Fault Line" (1977) - Singles: "Echoes Of Love", "Nothin' But A Heartache", "Chinatown", "There's A Light", "Little Darling (I Need You)"
"Minute By Minute" (1978) - Singles: "Minute By Minute", "Dependin' On You", "Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels", "What A Fool Believes", "Here To Love You"
The Doobie Brothers VI (1979)
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
The Doobie Brothers VII(1979 - 1980)
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals - b. September 9, 1950, Santa Cruz, California, USA - formerly with Clover (with Huey Lewis).
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals - b. January 13, 1952 - formerly with Corny And The Corvettes and a later version of Moby Grape.
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas - b. July 17, 1952, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Album:
"One Step Closer" (1980) - Singles: "Real Love", "One Step Closer", "Keep This Train A-Rollin'", "South Bay Strut"
The Doobie Brothers VIII(1980 - 1982)
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas
Bobby LaKind - percussion - d. 1992
Willie Weeks - bass
Album:
"The Doobie Brothers Farewell Tour" (1983)
Group disbands.
The Doobie Brothers IX (May 1987) (reunion)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas
Bobby LaKind - percussion
Willie Weeks - bass
Group disbands.
The Doobie Brothers X (1988 - 1994) (reformed)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Bobby LaKind - percussion
Albums:
"Cycles" (1989) - Singles: "The Doctor", "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
"Brotherhood" (1991) - Single: "This Train I'm On"
The Doobie Brothers XI (1994 - ? )
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Mike Hossack - drums
Bobby LaKind - percussion
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Album:
"Rockin' Down The Highway / The Wildlife Concert" (live) (2-CDs) (1996)
The Doobie Brothers XII( ? - Present)
Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Mike Hossack - drums
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals
Album:
"Sibling Rivalry" (2000)
Compilations:
"Best Of The Doobies" (1976)
"Best Of The Doobies Volume II" (1981)
"Best Of The Doobie Brothers Live" (1999)
"Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000" (4-CD box set) (1999)
"Greatest Hits" (2001)
Tom Johnston solo:
"Everything You've Heard Is True" (1979)
"Still Feels Good" (1981)
Patrick Simmons solo:
"Arcade" (1983)
Michael McDonald solo:
"That Was Then" (1982)
"If That's What It Takes" (1982)
"No Lookin' Back" (1985)
"Sweet Freedom: The Best Of Michael McDonald" (1986)
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