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The Doobie Brothers
Doobie Brothers concert in Melbourne
Doobie Brothers concert in Melbourne
Background information
Origin San Jose, California, United States
Genre(s) Rock, Country rock
Years active 1970- 1982; 1987- present
Label(s) Glass Records, Arista Records
Website DoobieBros.com
Members
Michael Hossack
Tom Johnston
John McFee
Patrick Simmons
Guy Allison
Marc Russo
Skylark
Ed Toth
Former members
See: Doobie Brothers former members

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Original incarnation

In 1969, singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Johnston and drummer John Hartman formed the nucleus of what would become The Doobie Brothers. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Tom Johnston (born 15 August 1948, Visalia, California) is a U John Hartman (born 18 March 1950, in Falls Church Virginia) is a U Skip Spence of Moby Grape (and formerly of Jefferson Airplane) introduced them to one another after Hartman arrived in California determined to meet Spence and join an aborted Grape reunion. Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence ( April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter best known Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement New bandmates Johnston and Hartman called their fledgling group Pud and experimented with different lineups and styles as they performed in and around San Jose. They were mostly a power trio (along with bassist Greg Murphy) but briefly worked with a horn section. The power trio is a Rock and roll band format popularized in the 1960s In 1970, they teamed up with bass player Dave Shogren and singer, guitarist and songwriter Patrick Simmons. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ---- Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948) is an American Singer and Guitarist best known as a member of the rock Simmons, who had belonged to several area groups, (among them was the band "Scratch", which was an acoustic trio with future Doobies bassist Tiran Porter), and also performed as a solo artist, was already an accomplished fingerstyle player whose approach to the instrument complemented Johnston's rhythmic R&B strumming. Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the Guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips fingernails or picks attached to fingers as opposed to In a recent interview, Tom Johnston attributed the band's eventual name to friend and housemate Keith "Dyno" Rosen, who noted the guys' fondness for "doobies." They considered the new moniker an improvement over Pud. Joint is slang for a Cigarette rolled using cannabis. Usually Rolling papers (mostly made by subsidiaries of major tobacco

The Doobie Brothers honed their chops by performing live all over Northern California in 1970. Northern California is the northern portion of the US state of California. They attracted a particularly strong following among local chapters of the Hells Angels and scored a recurring gig at one of the bikers' favorite venues, the rustic Chateau Liberte' in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ( HAMC) is a world-wide " one-percenter " motorcycle gang whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. An energetic set of demos (some of which were briefly released on Pickwick Records in 1980 under the title Introducing the Doobie Brothers), showcased fuzz-toned dual lead electric guitars, three-part harmonies and Hartman's frenetic drumming and earned the rock group a contract at Warner Bros. Records. Pickwick Records was an American Record label and distributor known for its releases of Sound-alike recordings Bargain bin Reissues A fuzzbox (or fuzz box) is a type of Effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit which generates a distorted version of the An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

At this point in their history, the band's image reflected that of their biggest fans - leather jackets and motorcycles. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. However, the group's 1971 self-titled debut album departed significantly from that image and their live sound of the period. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Doobie Brothers is the first studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) The album, which failed to chart, emphasized acoustic guitars and frequently reflected country influences. The bouncy lead-off song "Nobody," the band's first single, has surfaced in their live set several times over the ensuing decades and even appears on the 2004 DVD Live at Wolf Trap. Live at Wolf Trap is the third live album by US rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2004.

The following year's second album, Toulouse Street (which spawned the hits, and classic rock staples, "Listen To The Music" and "Jesus Is Just Alright"), brought the band their breakthrough success. Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music) " Jesus Is Just Alright " is a Song written in 1969 by Arthur Reid Reynolds. In collaboration with manager Bruce Cohn, producer Ted Templeman and engineer Donn Landee, the band put forward a more polished and eclectic set of songs. Ted Templeman (born October 24, 1944, in Santa Cruz California) is an influential American Record producer. Donn Landee is an American Record producer and engineer. Landee is probably most notable for his work on early Van Halen albums They also made changes to the line-up. First, they supplemented Hartman's drumming with that of Navy veteran Michael Hossack. Michael Hossack (born 17 October 1946, Paterson, New Jersey) is the Drummer in the band, The Doobie Brothers Second, they replaced Shogren with singer, songwriter and bass guitarist Tiran Porter. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Tiran Porter is a US bass and guitar player vocalist and composer Porter and Hossack were both stalwarts of the northern California music scene, Porter having previously played in Scratch with Simmons. Northern California is the northern portion of the US state of California. Pianist Bill Payne of Little Feat contributed keyboards for the first time (He added keys to their studio recordings for many years thereafter and once briefly joined their touring band in early 1974). Bill Payne (born March 12 1949, Waco, Texas) is a founding member of critically acclaimed American rock band Little Feat is an American band formed by Singer-songwriter, Frontman and Guitarist Lowell George and keyboard player Bill Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. With an improved rhythm section and the songwriting of Johnston and Simmons, the Doobies' trademark sound - an amalgam of R&B, country, bluegrass, heavy metal and rock and roll - emerged fully formed. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African

A string of hits followed, including Johnston's "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove," from the 1973 album The Captain and Me. The Captain and Me is the third studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1973. Other noteworthy songs on the album were Simmons' country-ish ode "South City Midnight Lady" and the explosive, hard rocking raveup, "Without You," for which the entire band received songwriting credit. Onstage, the latter song would stretch into a 15-minute jam with additional lyrics ad-libbed by Johnston. Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing A 1973 appearance on the debut episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert featured one such epic performance of the tune. Don Kirshner's Rock Concert was a television music variety show that ran during the 1970s and early 1980s created and produced by Don Kirshner and syndicated

In the midst of recording sessions for their next album, 1974's What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, Hossack abruptly departed the band citing burnout from constant touring. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1974 Drummer, songwriter and vocalist Keith Knudsen (who previously drummed for Lee Michaels of "Do You Know What I Mean" fame) was recruited promptly and left with the Doobies on a major tour within days of joining in September of 1973. Keith Knudsen ( 18 February 1948 &mdash 8 February 2005) was a U Lee Michaels (born 24 November 1945, in Los Angeles, California) plays the Hammond organ, Piano, and Guitar (Hossack subsequently helped form the band Bonaroo, which served as an opening act for the Doobies shortly thereafter. ) Both Hossack's drums and Knudsen's voice are heard on Vices.

In 1974, Steely Dan co-lead guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter learned that his band was retiring from the road and that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker intended to work almost exclusively with session players in the future. Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington D Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic New Jersey) is an American Musician and Songwriter. Walter Becker (born Walter Carl Becker, 20 February 1950, in Queens, New York) is an American musician and record producer In need of a steady gig, he segued into the Doobie Brothers as third lead guitarist in the middle of their current tour. He had previously worked with the band in the studio, adding pedal steel guitar to both Captain ("South City Midnight Lady") and Vices ("Black Water," "Tell Me What You Want") and had already been playing with the band as a "special guest" during that year's tour. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound The pedal steel guitar is a type of Electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar " Black Water " is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers for the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits.

Vices included the band's first #1 single: Simmons' signature tune "Black Water. " Black Water " is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers for the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. " "Black Water," which featured the memorable refrain, "I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, pretty mama come and take me by the hand," climbed to the top of the charts in 1975 and eventually propelled the album to multi-platinum status. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnston's lyrical "Another Park, Another Sunday" (as a single, "Black Water" originally appeared as its B-side) and his horn-driven funk song "Eyes of Silver" had also charted at #32 & #52, respectively, the previous year. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul

During this period and for several subsequent tours, the Doobies were often supported on-stage by Stax Records legends The Memphis Horns. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. The Memphis Horns are an American Horn section made famous by their many appearances on Stax Records. Live recordings with the horn section have aired on radio on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, though none has been officially released. The King Biscuit Flower Hour was a syndicated radio show presented by the D They also appeared as session players on multiple Doobies albums.

Michael McDonald years

By the end of 1974, Johnston's health was suffering from the rigors of the road. He was absent when the band joined the Beach Boys, Chicago and Olivia Newton-John on "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve" that December. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American Television, Radio personality, Game show host By then, the western-themed Stampede had been completed for release in 1975. Stampede is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1975 It featured yet another hit single, Johnston's cover of the Holland-Dozier-Holland-written Motown hit "Take Me in Your Arms" (originally sung by Kim Weston and also covered by Blood, Sweat, and Tears). "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 20, 1939, in Detroit Michigan) is an African American soul Singer Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. The song included a distinctive Baxter guitar solo. Simmons contributed the atmospheric "I Cheat the Hangman," as well as "Neal's Fandango," an ode to Santa Cruz, Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady. Ode (from the Ancient Greek) is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse. Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and Neal Leon Cassady ( February 8, 1926 &ndash February 4, 1968) was a major personage of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the Ry Cooder added his slinky slide guitar to Johnston's cowboy song, "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues". Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of

By the start of the Spring 1975 promotional tour for Stampede, Johnston's condition was so precarious that he required emergency hospitalization for a bleeding ulcer. With Johnston convalescing and the tour already underway, Baxter proposed recruiting a fellow Steely Dan alum to fill the hole: singer, songwriter and keyboardist Michael McDonald. Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952, in St Louis Missouri) is an American R&B / soul Singer and Songwriter Simmons, Knudsen, Porter and McDonald divvied up and sang Johnston's parts on tour while Simmons and Baxter shared lead guitar chores.

Under contract to release another album in 1976, the Doobies were at a crossroads. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Their primary songwriter and singer remained unavailable, so they turned to McDonald and Porter for material to supplement that of Simmons. The resulting LP, Takin' It to the Streets, debuted a radical change in their sound. Takin' It to the Streets is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1976 Electric guitar-based rock and roll gave way to blue-eyed soul and soft rock emphasizing keyboards and horns. Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Baxter contributed jazz-inflected guitar stylings reminiscent of Steely Dan. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Above all, McDonald's voice became the band's new signature sound. Takin' It featured McDonald's title track and "It Keeps You Runnin'," both hits, ("It Keeps You Runnin'" would be covered by Carly Simon appearing on her album Another Passenger, with the Doobies backing her). Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Another Passenger is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's seventh Album, and sixth studio album released in 1976 Bassist Porter wrote and sang a tribute to the absent Johnston, entitled "For Someone Special. " A greatest hits compilation, Best of the Doobies, followed before year's end. Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by The Doobie Brothers. (In 1996, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Best of the Doobies "Diamond" for sales in excess of ten million. )

Their new sound was further refined and McDonald's dominant role cemented with 1977's Livin' on the Fault Line. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Livin' on the Fault Line is the seventh studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1977 It featured a cover of the Motown classic "Little Darlin' (I Need You)," "Echoes Of Love" (a Simmons composition written for, but not recorded by Al Green, co-written by James Mitchell, then of the Memphis Horns, & Earl Randle, both of whom had worked with Green a good bit, and later covered by the Pointer Sisters), and "You Belong To Me" (co-written by McDonald and Carly Simon, who had a hit with her own version of the tune). "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in To help promote Fault Line, the band performed live on the PBS show Soundstage and appeared as themselves in a two-part episode of the television comedy What's Happening!!. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Soundstage is an American live concert Television series produced by WTTW Chicago and HD Ready and distributed by PBS. What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28,

Both Streets and Fault Line reflected Tom Johnston's diminished role in the group following his illness. Restored to fitness and briefly back in the fold, he contributed one original song to Streets and also added a vocal cameo to Simmons' tune "Wheels of Fortune. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as " He also made live appearances with the band in 1976 (documented in a concert filmed that year at the Winterland in San Francisco, excerpts from which appear occasionally on VH1 Classic), but was sidelined once again in the fall due to exhaustion. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city VH1 Classic is an American Television network started on May 8, 2000. None of Johnston's songs appeared on Fault Line, though he had written and the band had recorded five of his compositions for the album. Finally, before Fault Line was released, Johnston had the five songs he had written and the band recorded removed and he left the band that he co-founded, (though he received credit for guitars and vocals and was pictured on the album sleeve), for a solo career that eventually yielded one modestly successful Warner Bros. album: Everything You've Heard is True (1979), and the much less successful Still Feels Good (1981).

During the period of transition, the band also elevated former roadie Bobby LaKind to onstage vocalist and percussionist. Bobby LaKind ( 1945 - December 24, 1992) was a Conga player vocalist songwriter and occasional live backup drummer with the Doobie Brothers In the studio, LaKind first contributed percussion to Streets. He had joined the road crew in 1974.

After almost a decade on the road, and with seven albums under their belts, the Doobies' career unexpectedly soared with the success of their next album, 1978's Minute by Minute. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978 It spent five weeks at the top of the music charts and dominated several radio formats for the better part of two years. McDonald's song "What a Fool Believes," written with Kenny Loggins, was the band's second #1 single and earned the songwriting duo a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. " What a Fool Believes " is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, and recorded by The Doobie Brothers for their 1978 Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The breezy, McDonald-penned title song received the Grammy for Pop Vocal Performance by a Group and the album was honored with an Album of the Year nod. Among the other memorable songs on the album were "Here to Love You," "Dependin' On You" (co-written by McDonald and Simmons), "Steamer Lane Breakdown" (a Simmons bluegrass instrumental) and McDonald's "How Do the Fools Survive?" (which featured a lengthy guitar coda improvised by Baxter in a single take, according to a 1980 interview in Guitar Player Magazine). Coda ( Italian for "tail" from the Latin cauda, see below is a term used in Music in a number of different senses primarily to designate Guitar Player is a popular magazine for Guitarists It contains articles interviews reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists genres and products Nicolette Larson (whose best-known hit was "Lotta Love") and departed former bandleader Johnston contributed guest vocals on the album. Nicolette Larson ( July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American Singer best known for her 1979 Cover version

The triumph of Minute by Minute was bittersweet, however, because it coincided with the near-dissolution of the band. The pressure of touring while recording and releasing an album each year had worn the members down. Jeff Baxter and Michael McDonald had been in the midst of a creative conflict for some time. McDonald desired a simple, polished rock/R&B sound while Baxter insisted on embellishing guitar parts in an increasingly avant garde style. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard (Both McDonald and Baxter elaborated on the matter in the documentary series Behind the Music, which aired on VH1 in February 2001. Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television ) Just as Minute by Minute's monumental success had become apparent, founding drummer Hartman, longtime guitarist Baxter and LaKind exited through the revolving door. A two-song set on the January 27th, 1979 broadcast of Saturday Night Live (with guest host Michael Palin ) marked the final television appearance of this lineup, and a brief tour of Japan marked the last live performances of the band in its middle-period configuration. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members (Hartman subsequently joined Johnston's touring band in 1979 and taped an appearance with Johnston that aired on Soundstage in 1980. )

With the surprise smash album embedded in the charts and more money to be earned on the road, the remaining Doobies (Simmons, Knudsen, McDonald and Porter) decided to forge ahead. In 1979, Hartman was replaced by ace session drummer Chet McCracken, and Baxter by multi-instrumental string player John McFee (late of Huey Lewis' early band Clover); Cornelius Bumpus was also recruited to add vocals, keyboards and saxophone to the line-up. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) ---- John McFee (born September 9 1950 is an American singer songwriter guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg III; July 5 1950 is an American Musician, Songwriter and occasional Actor. Clover was a US Country rock band formed in Mill Valley California in 1967 Cornelius Bumpus ( January 13, 1946 - February 3, 2004) was a Woodwind, keyboard player and vocalist from Santa Cruz This line-up toured throughout 1979, including stops at Madison Square Garden and New York City's Central Park for the No Nukes benefit shows with like-minded artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and John Hall. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an Activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. John Joseph Hall (born July 23 1948) is an American Musician, Activist, and Politician currently serving as the

1980 marked the return of LaKind to the lineup as a full member and the Doobies released their ninth studio album, entitled One Step Closer. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) One Step Closer is the ninth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1980. The LP featured the hit title track and the Top Ten smash "Real Love" (not to be confused with the John Lennon composition), but did not dominate the charts and the radio as Minute by Minute had two years earlier, largely due to an oversaturation of the "McDonald sound" by many other artists heard on the radio at that time. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The album itself was also musically far weaker than the previous three with McDonald, and the band itself sounded tired, and seemed to be little more than McDonald's "backup band" by then, a feeling borne out when they continued to tour sans Knudsen, who was in rehab for his heroin addiction, replacing him with Andy Newmark. Long frustrated with the realities of relentless touring and yearning for a stable home life, as well as battling self-admitted problems with cocaine, Porter left the band after the recording of Closer. Renowned session bassist Willie Weeks stepped in and the Doobies continued touring throughout 1980 and 1981. Willie Weeks (born 1947 is an American Bassist. Career Weeks was born in Salemburg North Carolina, and began playing the electric (Post-Doobies, Weeks has performed with the Gregg Allman Band, Eric Clapton and many others. Gregory Lenoir Allman (born December 8, 1947 in Nashville Tennessee) known as Gregg Allman (sometimes spelled Greg Allman) is a Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer )

By the end of 1981, even Simmons had resigned from the band. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Now faced with the prospect of calling themselves "The Doobie Brothers" with no remaining original members, a sound that was light years away from their original version, and a "leader" in McDonald that was ready for a solo career, the group elected instead to disband, and even this wasn't decided upon until after a rehearsal done without Simmons, in a vain attempt to keep the band going, according to an interview with McDonald for "Listen To The Music", the Doobie Brothers official video history/documentary released in 1989. He went on to say in that interview that at that point they couldn't have gotten further away from the Doobies sound if they had tried to. The reluctant Simmons, already hard at work on his first solo album, was drafted for a 1982 farewell tour on the promise that this truly would be the end. At their last concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, they were joined onstage by founder Tom Johnston for what was presumed to be the final rendition of his staple, "China Grove. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. " Former members Porter, Hossack and Hartman subsequently took the stage for an extended version of "Listen to the Music. " Knudsen sang while Simmons, Johnston and McFee traded licks on guitar. Of all the members through the years, only Shogren was absent when the group took its "final" bow. A live album, Farewell Tour, followed in 1983. Farewell Tour is the first Live album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1983 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

Reunion years and beyond

The Doobies hibernated for the next five years with various members getting together in different configurations for annual Christmas season performances for the patients and staff at the Stanford Children's Hospital in the Bay area. Simmons released a fine but commercially disappointing solo album, Arcade, in 1983. During the mid-80s, Johnston toured U. S. clubs with a band called Border Patrol, which did not release any recordings. Hossack and (briefly) Simmons worked with the group. Knudsen and McFee formed Southern Pacific and recorded four albums that found success in the country charts. Southern Pacific was a Country rock band that ran from 1983 to 1991. (Former Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook would join the band in 1986 and former Pablo Cruise guitarist David Jenkins in 1988. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Stu Cook (born Stuart Alden Cook 25 April 1945, Oakland, California) played Bass guitar in the American rock Pablo Cruise is a Pop /Trop Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins ( Guitar and vocals) Cory Lerios ( keyboards and David Jenkins is the lead singer for the California smooth rock band Pablo Cruise. ) Out of print for decades, Arcade was reissued on compact disc in early 2007 by specialty label Wounded Bird Records, which is also the home of Southern Pacific's and Tom Johnston's catalogs. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Wounded Bird Records is a CD only re-issue Record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland New York. Post-Doobies, McDonald became established as a solo artist. His voice dominated adult contemporary radio throughout the eighties, though his star faded in the nineties. He has experienced a renaissance of popularity in the new century as an interpreter of Motown classics. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan.

Doobie Brothers in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on August 31, 2006.
Doobie Brothers in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on August 31, 2006. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

The reformation of the Doobies was scarcely premeditated. On a personal quest for a worthy cause, Knudsen had become active in Vietnam veterans' affairs. Early in 1987, he persuaded eleven of the Doobie alumni to join him for a concert to benefit veterans' causes. Answering the call were Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, Jeff Baxter, John McFee, John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Chet McCracken, Michael McDonald, Cornelius Bumpus, Bobby LaKind and Tiran Porter. There were no surplus bass players as Weeks had other commitments and long-absent Shogren reportedly was not invited. They soon discovered that tickets were in great demand, so the one concert quickly evolved into a twelve city tour. This expanded lineup was able to perform selections from every album using a smorgasbord of instrumentation that they could not have previously duplicated onstage. Baxter and McFee played pedal steel and fiddle, respectively, during "Black Water" and "Steamer Lane Breakdown. " "Without You" featured no fewer than four drummers and four lead guitarists. Producer Templeman, a musician in his own right, banged percussion and LaKind sometimes played Knudsen's trap set while the latter came to the front of the stage to join the chorus. The tour culminated (sans McDonald, McFee and Knudsen) at the glasnost-inspired July 4th "Peace Concert" in Moscow, with Bonnie Raitt , James Taylor and Santana sharing the bill. (Гла́сность)is literally defined as publicity and sometimes figuratively interpreted as "tipping a vase to let someone see into the vase but not the bottom of the vase" Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s Excerpts appearing later that year on the Showtime cable network included a performance of "China Grove. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United "

The successful reunion sparked discussions about reconstituting the band on a permanent basis. They eventually decided to replicate the Toulouse Street/Captain and Me incarnation, settling on a line-up featuring Johnston, Simmons, Hartman, Porter and Hossack plus more recent addition LaKind and released Cycles on Capitol Records in 1989. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as It featured a Top Ten single, "The Doctor," which showcased Johnston's unmistakable voice and soaring lead guitar, and reminded listeners of the band's pre-McDonald triumphs, which was natural, given the lineup of the band at this time. The song is very similar to "China Grove" and the connection is further enhanced by guest Bill Payne's tinkling piano. There was more strong material on the album, including Johnston's "South Of The Border", Simmons' "Take Me To The Highway", a great version of the Isley Brothers' "Need A Little Taste Of Love", and perhaps the best version ever done of the Four Tops classic, "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison"), which had been covered by Santana years before. Cycles proved a successful, strong and very solid comeback album and was certified gold. Bumpus also participated on the 1989 tour, adding his distinctive voice, keyboards, saxophone and flute to the proceedings. His presence bridged the gap between the current band and the McDonald era; he sang lead vocals on the song "One Step Closer" (as he originally had on the 1980 album) while Simmons took McDonald's part. The group was further augmented on the 1989 tour by Dale Ockerman (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals), Richard Bryant (vocals, percussion) and Jimi Fox (percussion, backing vocals). Richard Bryant may refer to Richard Bryant (actor, an American actor who has appeared in Army Wives Richard Bryant (photographer Due to illness, LaKind stepped down before the tour.

The success of Cycles led to the release of 1991's Brotherhood, also on Capitol. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The group members grew their hair back out, donned denim and leather, and attempted to revive their biker image of 1970. In spite of the makeover and strong material led by Simmons' now trademark "Dangerous" (featured in the Brian Bosworth film vehicle, Stone Cold), Brotherhood was unsuccessful, in part due to a lack of support on the part of Capitol Records. Brian Keith Bosworth (also referred to as The Boz) (born March 9, 1965 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American football It still stands as one of the Doobies' best albums, with the best single album collection of songs from the "Johnston era" band lineup since "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits". The accompanying tour (with the 1989 lineup sans Bumpus) was ranked among the ten least profitable tours of the disappointing 1991 summer season by the North American Concert Promoters Association, according to an article published in Billboard Magazine on December 14th of that year. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The 1987 Doobie alumni band reunited on October 17th and 19th, 1992 at the Concord Pavillion in Concord, California to perform benefit shows for LaKind's children. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Sleep Train Pavilion (formerly known as the Chronicle Pavilion and before that the Concord Pavilion) is a venue located in Concord California Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. Noticeably frail, LaKind, who was terminally ill with cancer, nevertheless joined the group on percussion for a few numbers. The concerts were recorded and subsequently broadcast on the Superstars in Concert radio series accompanied by a plea for contributions to the LaKind family fund. LaKind passed away on Christmas Eve the same year.

A brief period of hiatus followed during which Simmons collaborated with bassist and songwriter John Cowan (ex-New Grass Revival), Rusty Young (of Poco) and Bill Lloyd (of Foster & Lloyd) on an unreleased project called Four Wheel Drive, under the group name "The Sky Kings. John Cowan (b Aug 24, 1952 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American Soul music and Progressive bluegrass New Grass Revival was a Progressive bluegrass band from 1971 to 1989. Poco is an American Country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield Foster & Lloyd was an American Country music duo consisting of Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd both Singer-songwriters in Nashville Tennessee Foster & Lloyd was an American Country music duo consisting of Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd both Singer-songwriters in Nashville Tennessee This article is about the vehicle manufacturer See Four by four/Four-wheel drive (disambiguation for other uses " When the band emerged yet again in 1993, Hartman and Porter were gone for good but former members Keith Knudsen and John McFee had rejoined on a full-time basis. Joined by Ockerman, Bumpus and former member Willie Weeks, the group toured with Four Wheel Drive as the opening act. After Weeks left the tour to resume his session work, Cowan played bass for both bands. Bumpus also left (to join the reunited Steely Dan), giving way to saxophonist, keyboardist and harmonica player Danny Hull. Alum Chet McCracken temporarily filled in for an injured Hossack in July 1993. The 1993 and 1994 tours included co-headlining appearances with Foreigner. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald,

Tiran Porter still performs in and around northern California, occasionally with Moby Grape and regularly with Stormin' Norman and the Cyclones and the Beatles tribute band the Santa Cruz White Album Ensemble. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 His only solo album, the self-produced Playing to an Empty House, has become a collector's item.

With renewed energy, the band began to experiment with different arrangements of several tunes. They even sampled McDonald's songbook from time to time, eventually restoring "Takin' it to the Streets" to the set on a semi-permanent basis with Simmons and new bassist Skylark (who joined in 1995) subbing for McDonald on vocals. The Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) is a small Passerine Bird species Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

The band has toured incessantly since 1993. In 1995, they reunited with McDonald for a brief co-headlining tour with the Steve Miller Band. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Steve Miller Band is an influential American Blues rock band led by Steve Miller on Guitar and lead vocals The "Dreams Come True" tour featured all three primary songwriters and singers and reflected all phases of the band's career. Cornelius Bumpus joined the 1995 tour, with Chet McCracken replacing the absent Knudsen and Bernie Chiaravalle sitting in for John McFee. Bernie Chiaravalle is the Guitarist for Singer Michael McDonald and has also been a Songwriting partner with McDonald since the late 1980s A 1996 double live album, Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert, featured guest star McDonald on three of his signature tunes. Rockin’ down the Highway The Wildlife Concert is the second live album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1996 McDonald remains an occasional "special guest" and has joined the group for benefits, private corporate shows and parties (such as the wedding reception of Liza Minnelli and David Gest), as well. Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American Television producer, concert promoter and TV personality Baxter has also sat in with the band during concerts, and the band have stated that they have an "open door" policy for guest appearances by former members.

Keyboardist Guy Allison (ex-Moody Blues and Air Supply) replaced Dale Ockerman in 1996. Guy Allison (born Los Angeles April 23rd 1959 is an American composer pianist and producer The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Air Supply is a Soft rock Duo who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s Marc Russo (ex-Yellow Jackets) joined in early 1998, replacing Danny Hull. A serious motorbike mishap sidelined Hossack from mid-2001 to 2002. Drummer/percussionist M. B. Gordy was recruited to play drums during Hossack's absence, and remained on percussion until 2005. Ed Wynne substituted for Russo briefly in 2002.

In the late 1990s, the current band was forced to obtain an injunction preventing confusing or misleading uses of the "Doobie Brothers" moniker in advertisements promoting a tribute band featuring former members McCracken, Bumpus and Shogren accompanied by several lesser known musicians. A tribute act is a Music group, Singer, or Musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act often one which has disbanded or ceased Unfortunately, this unpleasant episode appeared to have burned bridges between the band and the aforementioned former members (of whom only McCracken survives today).

In 1999, Rhino Records released the group's first box set, entitled Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection The box featured remastered tunes from the band's entire catalog, a new studio recording of the live concert staple "Little Bitty Pretty One," and an entire disc of previously unreleased studio outtakes and live recordings. Rhino's 2000 release, Sibling Rivalry, offered the band's first new studio album in nine years. Sibling Rivalry is the twelfth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2000 The material, which reflected significant contributions from both Knudsen and McFee, ranged from rock to hip-hop, jazz to adult contemporary, and even country. The album sold poorly, reflecting the declining sales throughout the adult-oriented rock musical scene. Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock) abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio The band and some of it's supporters felt it did not find the large audience it deserved. Other's found the album to be musically & lyrically weak and unfocued, lacking in solid songwriting or inspired playing, perhaps due to the fact that the band tried to accommodate every member with a songwriting credit, & in some cases, lead singing, (such as John McFee's attempting to sing lead). Perhaps a less democratically oriented musical approach would have resulted in a better album, instead of the unfocused, 'scattershot" attempt that was released. In an interview at the time, even Tom Johnston had reservations regarding the way they did the album and the final result they got.

To date, four members of the Doobies family are deceased: percussionist LaKind in 1992 following his lengthy struggle with cancer; original bassist Shogren of unreported causes in 1999; and Bumpus of a heart attack in 2004 while in the air on route to California for a solo tour. Drummer and activist Keith Knudsen died in 2005 of cancer and chronic pneumonia. Former Vertical Horizon drummer Ed Toth was selected to fill Knudsen's drum seat as the band soldiered on. Vertical Horizon is an American Alternative rock band from Washington D Ed Toth is currently the backup drummer for The Doobie Brothers.

Johnston was forced to miss several shows in the summer of 2007 following an operation for a throat ailment. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Upon his return, he received vocal assistance from Simmons and McFee on certain tunes that he had traditionally sung in their entirety. The Doobies have announced plans to reunite with long-time producer Ted Templeman for a new album in 2008, which will hopefully get them out of the rut that befalls far too many "classic rock" performers; that being amounting to little more than a touring "greatest hits jukebox" to ever more diminishing returns. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common They have also announced plans to release a DVD compilation of live performances and television appearances from throughout the group's long career.


Given the history of turnover, the current version of the band has proven to be remarkably stable in its core membership since 1993. It features one-half of the four original members - Johnston (1970-1977, 1987-present) and ever-present Simmons (1970-present, with only a brief hiatus in late 1981-early 1982) - plus veteran drummer Hossack (1971-1973, 1987-present) and longtime guitarist McFee (1979-1982, 1987, 1992-present). They are supported by Skylark on bass and vocals (joined 1995, replacing Cowan), keyboardist Guy Allison (joined 1996, replacing Dale Ockerman), and Marc Russo on saxophone (joined 1998, replacing Danny Hull). Guy Allison (born Los Angeles April 23rd 1959 is an American composer pianist and producer With Hossack, newest member Toth (joined 2005) keeps the trademark double-drummers driven sound going. The group continues to tour heavily and remains a popular concert draw. From 2005 through 2007 they headlined benefit concerts at manager Cohn's B.R. Cohn Winery in Glen Ellen (once again sharing the stage with "special guest" McDonald in 2006). BR Cohn Winery is a midsized boutique family Winery in Sonoma Valley, California Glen Ellen is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County California, USA. They have maintained a continuous and active presence on the Internet through their official website since 1996.

The Doobie Brothers have been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1996 but have yet to be nominated. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States

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