The Doobie Brothers' many hit songs all have different origin stories. Some were written in one session or a few days, while others took years to come together. The latter was the case with the song ...

The Doobie Brothers have been filling our playlists since 1969, when founding members Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons broke out of their stultifying childhoods, came to the musical mecca of Northern ...

Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons, with Chris Epting. St. Martin’s, $29.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-250-27005-4 The leaders of legendary rock band the Doobie Brothers offer a spirited tour through the five ...

“Long Train Runnin’: Our Story of The Doobie Brothers” isn’t loaded with the tales of debauchery you’d get from books about, say, the Stones, Led Zeppelin or Motley Crue. More than most bands, the ...

The Doobie Brothers career has been a long train runnin’, as the song says. And it isn’t out of track yet. The group, which formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, is in the third year of a ...