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The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers performing in 2017. From left: touring member John Cowan, Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, and John McFee.
The Doobie Brothers performing in 2017. From left: touring member John Cowan, Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, and John McFee.
Background information
Also known asThe Doobies
OriginSan Jose, California, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyThe Doobie Brothers discography
Years active
  • 1970 (1970)–1982 (1982)
  • 1987 (1987)–present
Labels
SpinoffsSouthern Pacific
Members
Past membersSee: List of the Doobie Brothers band members
Websitethedoobiebrothers.com

The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970.[4][5] Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greatest success taking place in the 1970s. The group's current lineup consists of founding members Tom Johnston (guitars, keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and Patrick Simmons (guitars, banjo, recorder, vocals), alongside Michael McDonald (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals) and John McFee (guitars, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin, cello, harmonica, vocals), and touring musicians including John Cowan (bass, vocals), Marc Russo (saxophones), Ed Toth (drums), and Marc Quiñones (percussion, backing vocals). Other long-serving members of the band include guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, bassist Tiran Porter and drummers John Hartman, Michael Hossack, and Keith Knudsen.[6]

Johnston provided the lead vocals for the band from 1970 to 1975, when they featured a mainstream rock sound with elements of folk, country and R&B. Michael McDonald joined the band in 1975 as a keyboardist and second lead vocalist, to give some relief to Johnston, who was suffering health problems at the time. McDonald's interest in soul music introduced a new sound to the band. Johnston and McDonald performed together as co-lead vocalists for one album, Takin' It to the Streets, before Johnston retired fully in 1977. Frequent lineup changes followed through the rest of the 1970s, and the band broke up in 1982 with Simmons being the only constant member having appeared on all of their albums. In 1987, the Doobie Brothers reformed with Johnston back in the fold. McDonald, who had previously made several guest appearances since their reformation, returned to the band full-time in 2019 for their 50th anniversary tour.

The group's fourteen studio albums include six top-ten appearances on the Billboard 200 album chart, including 1978's Minute by Minute, which reached number one for five weeks, and won the band a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, while the single "What a Fool Believes" from the album won three Grammys itself. Their sixteen Billboard Hot 100 top-40 hits include "Listen to the Music", "Jesus Is Just Alright", "Long Train Runnin'", "China Grove", "Black Water" (#1 in 1974), "Takin' It to the Streets", "What a Fool Believes" (#1 in 1979), and "The Doctor", all of which receive rotation on classic hits radio stations. They have also released six live albums, and numerous greatest hits compilations, including 1976's Best of the Doobies, which was certified diamond by the RIAA for reaching album sales of ten million copies, the band's best selling album. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004,[7] and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 7, 2020.[8] The group has sold more than 40 million records worldwide.[9][10]

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  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Doobie Brothers at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian David Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Harrington, Jim (April 29, 2024) [April 30, 2024]. "Doobie Brothers star goes from San Jose State to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". East Bay Times. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Pehling, Dave (September 3, 2024) [September 3, 2024]. "Local rock heroes the Doobie Brothers headline Toyota Pavilion at Concord - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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  7. ^ "The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation". Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  8. ^ Johnson, Kevin (March 24, 2020). "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction for the Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails moves from May to November". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Doobie Brothers To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut Saturday, February 26". Opry.com. February 18, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  10. ^ "RIAA". RIAA. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

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