Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, the group's current lineup consists of founding members Tom Johnston (guitars, vocals) and Patrick Simmons (guitars, vocals), alongside Michael McDonald (keyboards, vocals) and John McFee (guitars, pedal steel, violin, backing vocals), and touring musicians including John Cowan (bass, vocals), Marc Russo (saxophones), Ed Toth (drums), and Marc Quiñones (percussion). 
Other long-serving members of the band include guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (1974–1979), bassist Tiran Porter (1972–1980, 1987–1992) and drummers John Hartman (1970–1979, 1987–1992), Michael Hossack (1971–1973, 1987–2012), and Keith Knudsen (1973–1982, 1993–2005).
==Links to Peel==
Peel played a few tracks from the group in the 70's and even saw them perform at various concerts featuring them during that decade, including one in January 1975, at London's Rainbow Theatre as part of the Warner Brothers Music Show, where they topped the bill, but the support band, Little Feat, "stole the show". 
Peel rated this concert among the best gigs he ever attended but only because of Little Feat's performance; they were much less successful in the US than the Doobie Brothers, but more to his taste and that of British listeners. Despite the Doobie Brothers' commercial success, Peel never showed much interest in them.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1973
*26 April 1973: Evil Woman (LP – The Captain And Me) Warner Bros.
*03 May 1973: Without You (LP – The Captain And Me) Warner Bros.
;1974
*28 February 1974: Pursuit On 53rd Street
==See Also==
*Gigography 1974
*Gigography 1975
*Gigography 1977
*Sounds
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists