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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.

Here are some excerpts from recent interviews with Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers. The band will perform at Birmingham's City Stages festival on June 21.

The Doobie Brothers and Tom Johnston Keep on Rollin' While Rockin' Since 1970. The singer didn't start out wanting to be a music icon. By Timothy Rawles. September 29, 2022.

Tom Johnston may not be a household name, but anyone that has spent even a little time listening to classic rock radio over the past few decades knows his voice. Not only did the Doobie Brothers ...

and by phone at 1-800-745-3000. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Tom Johnston, founder of the Doobie Brothers, credits the band's enduring success to the fact that the players have just become better at their ...

Becoming a member of a rock ‘n’ roll band that recorded albums, had songs on the radio and had people pay money to see them play wasn’t exactly on college student and guitarist Tom Johnston ...

The Doobie Brothers discuss how their music has transcended ahead of a new all-star collaboration with today's biggest country stars. ... The Doobie Brothers, Tom Johnston. Categories: News.

Fifty years ago, the Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston urged people to "Listen to the Music." Fifteen years later, he helped them do some dirty dancing. Johnston was, at least on paper, an outlier on ...

When we spoke with Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers, the singer and guitarist was relaxing in Miranda, California. Not that he had much downtime; Johnston just came back from Orlando and next the ...

Guitarist Tom Johnston did not plan on rocking and rolling for 40 years with the Doobie Brothers. "I think anybody who thought the band would last this long is nuts," Johnston said, laughing. "I ...

From Listen to the Music to Long Train Runnin’, China Grove and more, Johnston reveals the jams, studio wizardry – and political movements – that sparked some of the Doobies' biggest hits ...