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The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group, best known for hit singles like 
Black Water, China Grove, Listen To The Music, Long Train Runnin’, and What a Fool Believes. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.
In 1969, singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Johnston and drummer John Hartman formed the nucleus of what would become The Doobie Brothers. 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. New bandmates Johnston and Hartman called their fledgling group Pud and experimented with different lineups (occasionally in the lineups was Spence) 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. In 1970, they teamed up with bass player Dave Shogren and singer, guitarist and songwriter Patrick Simmons. 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. 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.
Black Water, China Grove, Listen To The Music, Long Train Runnin’, and What a Fool Believes. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.In 1969, singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Johnston and drummer John Hartman formed the nucleus of what would become The Doobie Brothers. 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. New bandmates Johnston and Hartman called their fledgling group Pud and experimented with different lineups (occasionally in the lineups was Spence) 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. In 1970, they teamed up with bass player Dave Shogren and singer, guitarist and songwriter Patrick Simmons. 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. 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.
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Best of The Doobies
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Greatest Hits
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Best of the Doobie Brothers Live
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The Captain and Me
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Listen To The Music
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Long Train Runnin'
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Black Water
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What a Fool Believes
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China Grove
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Takin' It To The Streets
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Jesus Is Just Alright
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Rockin' Down the Highway
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South City Midnight Lady
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Minute by Minute
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Without You
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Another Park, Another Sunday
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Dependin' On You
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Shoutbox
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razzu wrote:
wo oh oh, china grove!
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johnszoon wrote:
What a Fool Believes!
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CeeMustaine wrote:
Long Train Runnin'!!
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henry352 wrote:
The lyrics of 'Drift Away' are amazing..
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alexia_N wrote:
o m g I went to the record store and there was a Doobie Brothers record at the front of the stack and my grandma wasted like 20 minutes of my hour of time talking about how she met the Doobie Brothers back in the 70s and how she partied with them all night until their bus came in the morning.
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ludditemike wrote:
HOW DO I SHOT WEB
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noridian wrote:
how do i download running up that hill by kate bush and only kate bush to my mp3?
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krustywazoo wrote:
Minute by Minute = one of the smoothest albums I've heard in ages. Don't know why it took me so long to listen to it - I'm loving it. :)
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binnyhendrix wrote:
Jesus is just all right with meee!
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herbhappy wrote:
yes
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shadowstabber wrote:
i could listen to long train runnin' all day long
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lhulhuzinha wrote:
♥ What a Fool Believes ♥
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ulkator wrote:
Isn´t it or Is n it - this is the question
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NWG369 wrote:
First extreme metal band ever
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orderinchaos78 wrote:
Was the 1993 remix of Long Train Running limited to an Australian/NZ release or was it released elsewhere as well?
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SierraGabrielle wrote:
Michael Jackson NEVER sang back up vocals for the DBs ~ sorry.
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AndreaEIson wrote:
Someone said Michael Jackson sang back up vocals for this group and others in the 1970s is this true?
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Diiyo wrote:
gimme the beat boys.... BEST SONG EVER
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henry352 wrote:
now that's rock n roll
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free-movies wrote:
the videos are the best
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Events
- Mar 19 The Doobie Brothers Winstar Casino, Thackerville OK, United States
- Mar 25 The Doobie Brothers Inn Of The Mountain Gods Resort And Casino, Mescalero, Nm NM, United States
- Apr 22 The Doobie Brothers Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, Montgomery, United States
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