The Doobie Brothers

None of these guys are brothers, and none of them is named "Doobie"!

Pud (1970)

Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals - b. August 15, 1948, Visalia, California, USA.
Greg Murphy - bass
John Hartman - drums - b. March 18, 1950, Virginia, USA.
Alexander "Skip" Spence (occasional member) - formerly with Moby Grape.

The Doobie Brothers I (Fall 1970 - 1971)

Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Dave Shogren - bass
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals - b. October 19, 1948, Aberdeen, Washington, USA - formerly with Scratch.

Album:

"Introducing The Doobie Brothers" (1970) [Ref: Pedja Gvozdic, November 3, 2003]
"The Doobie Brothers" (1971) - Singles: "Nobody", "Slippery St. Paul"

Dave Shogren joins The Ron Gardner Group.

The Doobie Brothers II (1971 - October 1973)

Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass - formerly with Scratch.
Mike Hossack - drums - b. October 17, 1946, Paterson, New Jersey, USA - formerly with Mourning Reign / Roadhouse.

Albums:

"Toulouse Street" (1972) - Singles: "Listen To The Music", "Rockin' Down The Highway", "Toulouse Street", "Jesus Is Just Alright"
"The Captain And Me" (1973) - Singles: "Long Train Runnin'", "China Grove"

The Doobie Brothers III(1973 - 1974)

Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Mike Hossack - drums
Keith Knudsen - drums/percussion/vocals - b. February 18, 1948, Le Mars, Iowa, USA; d. February 2005 - formerly with Mendelbaum and Lee Michaels.

Album:

"What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" (1974) - Singles: "Another Park, Another Sunday", "Black Water", "Eyes Of Silver", "You Just Can't Stop It"

Mike Hossack joins Bonaroo, and later joins DFK (with Les Dudek, Mike Finnigan, and Jim Krueger).

The Doobie Brothers IV (1974 - 1975)

Tom Johnston - guitar/vocals
John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar - b. December 13, 1948, Washington, D.C., USA - formerly with Ultimate Spinach and Steely Dan.

Album:

"Stampede" (1975) - Singles: "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)", "Sweet Maxine", "Slack Key Soquel Rag", "I Cheat The Hangman"

Tom Johnston decides to stop touring and goes solo.

The Doobie Brothers V (1975 - March 1979)

John Hartman - drums
Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals - b. December 2, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, USA - formerly with Mike And The Majestics, The Del Rays, Blue, and Steely Dan.

Albums:

"Takin' It To The Streets" (1976) - Singles: "Wheels Of Fortune", "Losin' End", "Takin' It To The Streets", "It Keeps You Runnin'"
"Livin' On The Fault Line" (1977) - Singles: "Echoes Of Love", "Nothin' But A Heartache", "Chinatown", "There's A Light", "Little Darling (I Need You)"
"Minute By Minute" (1978) - Singles: "Minute By Minute", "Dependin' On You", "Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels", "What A Fool Believes", "Here To Love You"

The Doobie Brothers VI (1979)

The Doobie Brothers VII(1979 - 1980)

Patrick Simmons - guitar/vocals
Tiran Porter - bass
Keith Knudsen - percussion/vocals
Michael McDonald - keyboards/synthesizer/vocals
John McFee - guitar/vocals - b. September 9, 1950, Santa Cruz, California, USA - formerly with Clover (with Huey Lewis).
Cornelius Bumpus - sax/keyboards/vocals - b. January 13, 1952 - formerly with Corny And The Corvettes and a later version of Moby Grape.
Chet McCracken - drums/vibraphone/marimbas - b. July 17, 1952, Seattle, Washington, USA.