“We were a work in progress all the time,” Tom Johnston says, recalling the Doobie Brothers’ first era, from 1970 to 1977. The effort certainly paid off: You’d be hard-pressed to find a ...

Lead singer and guitarist Tom Johnston, 74, is a founding member of the original quartet that was initially formed in 1970 in San Jose. Other original members included guitarist and vocalist ...

The Doobie Brothers made "Black Water" a B-side. Audiences found it anyway and made it a No. 1 smash hit single.

It was 1973, when co-founder Tom Johnston wrote down words for a riff they'd been jamming to for years in bars and clubs. How long did it take for him to come up with the words? "I would like to ...

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 ...

It’s a song about overcoming demons, and Patrick Simmons, who came up with the idea and sings lead, wants his Doobie sibling Tom Johnston to let loose on the electric guitar in the outro.