14 The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers formed in California in 1970 by Tom Johnston (gtr, vo writer), Patrick Simmons (gtr, vo, writer) and John Hartman (dms) with Dave Shogren on bass. They worked hard, playing all over California, often in Hells Angels venues, and adopted the biker look. After an unsuccessful first album, Shogren left and was replaced by Tiran Porter (bs, vo), and a second drummer (Mike Hossack, dms) was added to beef up the sound, in what would become a trademark.
This lineup recorded a second album, Toulouse Street, in 1972, which has several standout tracks on it. The best known is the one that could easily be a Radio Free D’ni theme tune: Listen To The Music.
| Title | Album | Year | |
| 201 | Listen to the Music | Toulouse Street | 1972 |
| 202 | Rockin’ Down the Highway | Toulouse Street | 1972 |
| 203 | Mamaloi | Toulouse Street | 1972 |
| 204 | Jesus Is Just Alright | Toulouse Street | 1972 |
| 205 | Natural Thing | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 206 | Long Train Runnin’ | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 207 | China Grove | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 208 | Without You | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 209 | South City Midnight Lady | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 210 | Another Park, Another Sunday | What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits | 1974 |
| 211 | Clear as the Driven Snow | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 212 | Music Man | Stampede | 1975 |
| 213 | Takin’ It To The Streets | Takin’ It To The Streets | 1976 |
| 214 | You’re Made That Way | Livin’ On The Fault Line | 1977 |
| 215 | Little Darling | Livin’ On The Fault Line | 1977 |
| 216 | Minute By Minute | Minute By Minute | 1978 |
| 217 | One Step Closer | One Step Closer | 1980 |
| 218 | No Stoppin’ Us Now | One Step Closer | 1980 |
| 219 | South Bay Strut | One Step Closer | 1980 |
| 220 | Dangerous | Brotherhood | 1991 |
| 221 | Four Days Gone | Long Train Runnin’ 1970 – 2000 | 1999 |
| 222 | Neal’s Fandango | Live At Wolf Trap | 2004 |
| 223 | Steamer Lane Breakdown | Live At Wolf Trap | 2004 |
| 224 | Listen To The Music | Live At Wolf Trap | 2004 |
Postshow
| 301 | Cottonmouth | Toulouse Street | 1972 |
| 302 | I Been Workin’ On You | Stampede | 1975 |
| 303 | The Captain and Me | The Captain and Me | 1973 |
| 304 | China Grove | Live At Wolf Trap | 2004 |
| 305 | Without You | Live At Wolf Trap | 2004 |
| 306 | Long Train Runnin | Live At Wolf Trap | 2004 |