Johnston temporarily departed the Doobies in 1977, five years before the group broke up. He returned to the reformed band’s ...

Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons – founding and current members of the Doobie Brothers – will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They and fellow Doobie Brother ...

Tom Johnston: We were thinking about doing four songs, just seeing what goes on. But everybody kept writing tunes and bringing stuff in. So there got to be more songs.

Over two distinct sonic eras, The Doobie Brothers — led by singer-guitarist Tom Johnston and singer-pianist Michael McDonald — have sustained a genre-agnostic, commercially viable career since ...

Tom Johnston talks with Jim Williams and Marie Saavedra about the Doobies’ old hits and new tour. Jim Williams worked as an Andy Frain usher for The Doobie Brothers at the old International ...

Patrick Simmons, left, Tom Johnston and John McFee of The Doobie Brothers performing in New York on June 6. “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)” “Here to Love You” ...

Tom Johnston performs onstage with the Doobie Brothers in 1974 “This was during the Vietnam era, so I’m assuming that had something to do with the lyrics I came up with.