With a new album, tour and impending induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Doobie Brothers are takin’ it to the streets like it’s 1976. The quartet of Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, John ...

The post The Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald Recording First New Album Together in Over 40 Years appeared first on Consequence. McDonald rejoined The Doobie Brothers for their 50th anniversary ...

On Friday morning, The Doobie Brothers announced that they’ll be releasing their 15th studio album, LIBERTÉ, on October 1 via Island Records. Featuring Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, and John McFee, it’s ...

When the Doobie Brothers concluded their farewell tour in 1982, the band members believed they were going their separate ways for the final time. But as the decade wore on, what were once vices became ...

Considering they've been playing the riff for half a century, maybe it shouldn't be a surprise, but knocking the rust off never sounded so good, as this band tuning up in a rehearsal hall in Burbank. ...

The Doobie Brothers are taking it to the stage again this summer with a tour to support a new album. The band will release "Walk This Road" on June 6 and hit the road on Aug. 4 in Detroit. The lineup ...

Michael McDonald was absent from last night's Doobie Brothers performance due to an unidentified illness. After announcing before the show that McDonald would not be joining the band as scheduled, the ...

Born out of Northern California’s chaotic, late-1960s musical stew, The Doobie Brothers’ rugged, real and authentic approach to rock and roll made them biker bar stalwarts. But their self-titled debut ...

The Doobie Brothers set us straight with their band name. Founded in 1970 in San Jose, California, by lead singer Tom Johnston and guitarist Patrick Simmons, The Doobie Brothers went on to be one of ...

Musician John Hartman, who helped found the Doobie Brothers and served as their drummer on most of their biggest hits, has died. According to multiple media reports, Hartman died at the age of 72. The ...

John Hartman’s drumming is heard on some of The Doobie Brothers’ most ubiquitous hits: “Listen the Music,” “China Grove,” “Long Train Runnin’” and “Jesus is Just Alright” among them. The founding ...