Editing The Doobie Brothers (section)

===Original incarnation===
Drummer [[John Hartman]] arrived in California in 1969 determined to meet [[Skip Spence]] of [[Moby Grape]] and join an aborted Grape reunion. Spence introduced Hartman to singer, guitarist, and songwriter [[Tom Johnston (musician)|Tom Johnston]] and the two proceeded to form the nucleus of what would become the Doobie Brothers. Johnston and Hartman called their fledgling group "Pud" and experimented with lineups (occasionally including Spence) and styles as they performed in and around [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. They were mostly a [[power trio]] (along with bassist Greg Murphy) but briefly worked with a horn section.

In 1970 they teamed up with singer, guitarist, and songwriter [[Patrick Simmons]] and bassist Dave Shogren. Simmons had belonged to several area groups (among them "Scratch", an acoustic trio with future Doobies bassist [[Tiran Porter]]) and also performed as a solo artist. He was already an accomplished [[fingerstyle]] player whose approach to the instrument complemented Johnston's rhythmic [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] strumming.

While still playing locally around San Jose, the group adopted the name "Doobie Brothers".<ref name=doar>{{cite news|last=Doar|first=Spencer|title=Q&A with a Doobie Brother|work=Minnesota Daily|date=April 4, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2018|url=http://www.mndaily.com/article/2013/04/qa-doobie-brother}}</ref><ref name=tatangelo>{{cite news|last=Tatangelo|first=Wade|title=Doobie Brothers bring whiff of nostalgia to Winterfest: interview|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2018|url=http://ticket.heraldtribune.com/2015/02/25/doobie-brothers-bring-whiff-of-nostalgia-to-winterfest-in-lakewood-ranch-interview/}}</ref> Their friend Keith Rosen came up with the name after the band had difficulty coming up with one on their own.<ref name=doar /> According to Tom Johnston, Rosen said, "Why don't you call yourself the Doobie Brothers because you're always smoking [[marijuana|pot]]?"<ref name=doar /> Hartman has said he wasn't involved with choosing the name, and didn't know that "doobie" meant a marijuana joint until Rosen told him.<ref name=hochman>{{cite book|last=Hochman|first=Steve|title=Popular Musicians|location=Pasadena, California|publisher=Salem Press|date=1999|isbn=9780893569860|page=332}}</ref> Everyone in the band agreed that "Doobie Brothers" was a "dumb" or "stupid" name.<ref name=doar /><ref name=tatangelo /> Simmons has said the band intended to use the name only for a few early performances until they came up with something better, but they never did.<ref>{{cite news|last=Piorkowski|first=Jeff|title=Through 40 years, Doobie Brother Patrick Simmons has remained a constant|work=Cleveland Sun|date=March 27, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2018|url=http://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/index.ssf/2013/03/through_40_years_doobie_brothe.html}}</ref>

The Doobie Brothers improved their playing by performing live all over Northern California in 1970. They attracted a particularly strong following among local chapters of the [[Hells Angels]] and got a recurring gig at one of the bikers' favorite venues, the Chateau Liberté<!-- é22700 Old Santa Cruz Highway, [[Los Gatos, CA]] (in the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]]) --><ref>{{Multiref2

|1={{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Eric |title=Summer of Lovin' |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54665323e4b07e4acef324f6/t/596e71c3b8a79be7795532a3/1500410314303/Los+Gatos+Magazine++%7C++Summer+of+Lovin%27+%7C+Eric+Johnson+%7C+July+Aug+2017.pdf |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=Los Gatos Magazine |date=July–August 2017 |quote=Chateau Liberté...Six miles from downtown Los Gatos... exhibit at [[New Museum Los Gatos]]}}
|2={{cite web |title=Interview with W.J. McKay on the making of the Chateau Liberté documentary |url=https://www.quacipress.com/chateau-interview.html |website=Quaci Magazine |access-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601030559/https://www.quacipress.com/chateau-interview.html |archive-date=1 June 2021 |quote=The large rustic lodge that would come to be known a century later as the Chateau Liberté was first built in 1865. Several cabins were added to the property and for the next forty years it would serve as the stagecoach stop between Santa Cruz and San Jose, California. In the early 1900s it would be known by many names, as a bordello, a speakeasy during Prohibition and resorts. It was called The Anchorage from about 1899 to 1919. It was a fine French restaurant in the 1920s called the Chateau Boussy, and it was also known as the Redwood Chateau, Chateau Regis and then finally the Chateau Liberté'.}}
|3={{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Gary |title=Rock & roll memories linger at Chateau LIberté in the Santa Cruz Mountains |url=http://www.metroactive.com/features/columns/silicon-alleys_20100728.html |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=Silicon Alleys |publisher=Metro Newspapers |date=July 28, 2010 |quote=The Doobie Brothers began in 1970, releasing their self-titled debut the following year.  The cover of that album showed the band hanging out at Chateau Liberté, a now-legendary biker bar in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the Doobies got their start. This year, the band releases a new album with a new track, 'Back to the Chateau,' dedicated to the venue, which existed until the mid-'70s. ...  Many bands played at the Chateau, including the earliest version of the Tubes and several offshoots of the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane. Skip Spence of Moby Grape, who had actually introduced the Doobie Brothers to each other, occasionally stayed in a van just outside the chateau. Hot Tuna recorded its live album, First Pull Up, Then Pull Down, at Chateau Liberté. In Jeff Tamarkin's book Got a Revolution, Jorma Kaukonen described the place: 'It was a shit-kicking log cabin bar, an old stage stop in 1800s. It had very low ceilings and was down a muddy road. The sound was horrendous. We played there a lot and wanted to do this album there.'  Previously, in the late 19th century, the building was a stop on the old Wells Fargo stagecoach line from San Jose to Santa Cruz. From 1920 to 1945 it was Chateau Boussy, a French restaurant and luxury hideaway for high-society types and politicians who needed a spot to bring their mistresses.}}
|4={{cite web |last1=Wiley |first1=Neil |title=Exploring Mountain Roads |url=http://www.mnn.net/Roads.html |website=Mountain Network News |access-date=1 June 2021 |location=[[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]] |quote=Chateau Liberté, known in its later years as a biker bar, until it closed in 1975. I remember leaving my beer on the counter and slinking away on my little Honda 175 when the Hells Angels came to visit.  I remember hearing the Doobie Brothers, Sons of Champlin, and Cold Blood featuring Lydia Pence.}}
|5={{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Diane |title=Doobie Brothers: Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers BluRay - Music News & Reviews |url=http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/dvd_display.cfm?id=100722 |website=Music Street Journal |access-date=1 June 2021 |date=2012 |quote=The Doobie Brothers got their start at the Chateau Liberté in Santa Cruz but they first met at the Gaslighter Theatre in Campbell California}}
|6={{cite news |last1=Graff |first1=Amy |title=Doobie Brothers frontman Tom Johnston explains how '70s Bay Area vibes have changed |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Doobie-Brothers-Tom-Johnston-San-Francisco-14432403.php |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=SFGATE |date=2019-09-12 |quote=Q:You also played at the famous Chateau Liberté in the Santa Cruz mountains.  A: Infamous. It was an extension of the Summer of Love moved to the mountains. There were hippies, Hells Angels, college students, mountain people, musicians. The best way to describe it is it could have only happened then. It would never happen now.}}
}}</ref> {{citation needed span|in the [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz mountains]]|date=March 2025}}, playing there through the summer of 1975 (although some of these concerts did not include all band members and were of an impromptu nature). A set of demos, which showcased [[Distortion (music)|fuzz-toned]] dual lead [[electric guitars]], three-part [[harmonies]] and Hartman's drumming, caught the ear of Warner Brothers' staff A & R representative [[Ted Templeman]], and eventually earned the group a contract at [[Warner Bros. Records]] before the year was out.

The band's image originally reflected that of their biggest fans—leather jackets and motorcycles. Released in April 1971, their [[The Doobie Brothers (album)|self-titled debut album]] departed significantly from that image and their live sound of the period. Produced at [[Pacific Recorders]] in San Mateo, the album, which failed to chart, emphasized acoustic guitars and reflected country influences. The leadoff song "Nobody", the band's first single, has surfaced in their live set several times over the ensuing decades. Most recently, this song was re-recorded and added to their 2010 album ''[[World Gone Crazy (The Doobie Brothers album)|World Gone Crazy]]''.

In the late spring/summer of 1971, their record label sent the Doobies out on their first national tour in tandem with the group [[Mother Earth (American band)|Mother Earth]], the "Mother Brothers Tour". Also in 1971, the group toyed with the idea of adding a second drummer, supplementing Hartman's drumming on some of their shows with that of United States Navy veteran [[Michael Hossack]] while still touring behind their first album.

Moving to Warner Brothers' newly acquired Amigo Studios in North Hollywood starting in late October 1971, the band recorded several songs for their next album with Shogren on bass, guitar, and background vocals, but Shogren left after disagreements with the group's producer, Ted Templeman. Shogren was replaced in December 1971 with singer, songwriter, and [[bass guitarist]] [[Tiran Porter]], while Hossack was added to the lineup at the same time as a regular. Porter and Hossack were both stalwarts of the [[Northern California]] music scene, Porter having previously played in Scratch with Simmons. Porter brought a funkier bass style and added his husky baritone to the voices of Johnston and Simmons, resulting in a rich three-part blend.

The band's second album, ''[[Toulouse Street]]'' (which contained the hits "[[Listen to the Music]]" and "[[Jesus Is Just Alright]]"), brought their breakthrough success after its release in July 1972. In collaboration with manager Bruce Cohn, producer Ted Templeman and engineer [[Donn Landee]], the band put forward a more polished and eclectic set of songs. Pianist [[Bill Payne]] of [[Little Feat]] contributed keyboards for the first time, beginning a decades-long collaboration that included many recording sessions and even a two-week stint touring with the band in early 1974.<ref>Jackson, Blair. [http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_little_feat "Little Feat Article - Feb 2001"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101162250/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_little_feat/ |date=January 1, 2014 }} – ''MixOnline.com''.</ref>

A string of hits followed, including Johnston's "[[Long Train Runnin']]{{-"}} and "[[China Grove (song)|China Grove]]", from the 1973 album ''[[The Captain and Me]]''. Other noteworthy songs on the album were Simmons' country-ish ode "South City Midnight Lady" and the explosive, hard rocking raveup "Without You", for which the entire band received songwriting credit. Onstage, the latter song sometimes stretched into a 15-minute jam with additional [[lyrics]] completely ad-libbed by Johnston. A 1973 appearance on the debut episode of the television music variety show ''[[Don Kirshner's Rock Concert]]'' featured one such performance of the tune.

In the midst of recording sessions for their next album, 1974's ''[[What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits]]'', and rehearsals for a 1973 fall tour, Hossack abruptly departed the band, citing burnout from constant touring. Drummer, songwriter, and vocalist [[Keith Knudsen]] (who previously drummed for [[Lee Michaels]] of "Do You Know What I Mean" fame) was recruited promptly in September 1973 and left with the Doobies on a major tour a few weeks later (Hossack subsequently replaced Knudsen in the band [[Bonaroo (band)|Bonaroo]], which served as an opening act for the Doobies shortly thereafter). Both Hossack's drums and Knudsen's voice are heard on ''Vices''.

[[File:DoobieBros1974HansPeters.jpg|thumb|Doobie Bros in the Dutch TV show ''TopPop'' (January 1974).  L–R: Simmons, Porter, Knudsen, Johnston]]

In 1974, [[Steely Dan]] co-lead guitarist [[Jeff Baxter|Jeff "Skunk" Baxter]] learned that his band was retiring from the road and that [[Donald Fagen]] and [[Walter Becker]] intended to work almost exclusively with session players in the future. In need of a steady gig, he joined the Doobie Brothers as third lead guitarist in the middle of their current tour. He had previously worked with the band in the studio, adding [[pedal steel guitar]] to both ''Captain'' ("South City Midnight Lady") and ''Vices'' ("[[Black Water (song)|Black Water]]", "Tell Me What You Want") and was already playing with the band as a special guest during that year's tour.

''Vices'' included the band's first No. 1 single, Simmons' signature tune "[[Black Water (song)|Black Water]]". It topped the charts in March 1975 and eventually propelled the album to multi-platinum status. Johnston's lyrical "Another Park, Another Sunday" (as a single, it featured "Black Water" as the B-side) and his horn-driven [[funk]] song "Eyes of Silver" also charted the year before at numbers 32 & 52, respectively.

During this period and for several subsequent tours, the Doobies were often supported on stage by [[Stax Records]] mainstays [[the Memphis Horns]]. Live recordings with the horn section have aired on radio on the ''[[King Biscuit Flower Hour]]'', but none have been officially released. The Memphis Horns also appeared as session players on multiple Doobies albums.

By the end of 1974, Johnston's health was suffering from the rigors of the road. He was absent when the band joined [[the Beach Boys]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], and [[Olivia Newton-John]] on ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' that December. By then, the western-themed ''[[Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)|Stampede]]'' had been completed for release in 1975. It featured yet another hit single, Johnston's cover of the [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]]-written [[Motown]] hit "[[Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)|Take Me in Your Arms]]" (originally sung by [[Kim Weston]] and also covered by [[the Isley Brothers]], [[Blood Sweat and Tears]] and [[Mother Earth (American band)|Mother Earth]]). Simmons contributed the atmospheric "I Cheat the Hangman", as well as "Neal's Fandango", an [[ode]] to [[Santa Cruz (CA)|Santa Cruz]], [[Jack Kerouac]] and [[Neal Cassady]]. [[Ry Cooder]] added his [[slide guitar]] to Johnston's cowboy song, "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues".

By the start of the Spring 1975 promotional tour for ''Stampede'', Johnston's condition was so precarious that he required emergency hospitalization for a bleeding ulcer. With Johnston convalescing and the tour already underway, Baxter proposed recruiting a fellow Steely Dan alum to fill the hole: singer, songwriter, and keyboardist [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]]. Simmons, Knudsen, Porter and McDonald divided Johnston's singing parts on tour while Simmons and Baxter shared lead guitar responsibilities.<ref>Menn, Don. [http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/gp-flashback--the-doobie-brothers-june-1976/3999 "GP Flashback : The Doobie Brothers, June 1976"] – ''Guitar Player Magazine''.</ref><ref>Blackett, Matt. [http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/the-doobie-brothers/4597 "The Doobie Brothers"] – ''Guitar Player Magazine''.</ref>