Tag Archives: Doobie Brothers

Patrick Simmons Keeps the Ultimate Doobie Party Going While Eyeing New Material

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Bob Ruggiero

In 2020, the Doobie Brothers were all set to launch a massive tour celebrating 50 years since their founding. And it would be marked in a special way with a lineup featuring both co-founding singer/guitarist Tom Johnston with his replacement, … Continue reading →

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Michael McDonald Remembers Steely Dan, Doobies and Motown Soul in Memoir

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Bob Ruggiero

He possesses one of the most recognizable voices in Classic Rock. A voice that stretches from a rich, buttery and slightly grizzly baritone to a piercing howl of a tenor. And he’s a pretty damn good songwriter and keyboardist as … Continue reading →

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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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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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