Category Archives: Doobie Brothers

Ted Templeman’s Tales: Doobies, Van Halen, and…Frank Sinatra??

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Bob Ruggiero

Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music by Ted Templeman as told to Greg Renoff 450 pp., $19.95, ECW As an introduction to the often misunderstood art of record production, young Ted Templeman could not have found a better … Continue reading →

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Michael McDonald and the Sound of His Voice

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Bob Ruggiero

Note: This interview was conducted some months prior to the recent announcements of the Doobie Brothers being inducted into the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and their upcoming 50th anniversary tour and reunion with Michael McDonald. On “Hail … Continue reading →

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Tom Johnston & His Brothers Doobie Revisit Their Classics

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Bob Ruggiero

Note: This interview was conducted some months prior to the recent announcements of the Doobies making the ballot for the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and their upcooming 50th anniversary tour and reunion with Michael McDonald. When most … Continue reading →

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Tom Johnston Helps Keep the Doobie Brothers Train Runnin’

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Bob Ruggiero

Released as a single in the summer of 1973, “China Grove” became one of the biggest and most recognizable hits for The Doobie Brothers. The tune about the “sleeply little town down around San Antone” with its preacher and teacher … Continue reading →

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