The Doobie Brothers, banda formada em 1970 por Johnston, John Hartman e o baixista Greg Murph, logo substituido por Dave Shogren, todos da Califórnia. No ano seguinte, lançaram o primeiro LP, já transformado em quinteto ( com Trian Porter e o percussionista Mike Hossack ) e chamando-se Doobie Brothers.

O som que faziam era um rock pesado, com leve tendência para o gospel e com utilização de instrumentos de sopro. Em 1972, o LP "Tolouse Street" ( que trazia o sucesso "Listen To The Music"), ganhou o primeiro disco de ouro, que seria uma constante na carreira do conjunto daí em diante.

Em 1974, uniu-se ao grupo o guitarrista Jeff Baxter e, posteriormente, o tecladista Michael McDonald, este última acrescentando elementos de soul music. Em 1978, ganharam quatro prêmios "Grammy". Mas, no ano seguinte, John Hartman, um dos fundadores do Doobie Brothers, adandonou o grupo, assim como o excelente guitarrista Jeff Baxter.

A partir do LP "One Step Closer", de 1980, a formação incluia: Pat Simmons ( guitarra e vocais), Tiran Porter (baixo), Keith Knudsen (bateria), Michael McDonald (teclados), John McFee (guitaarra e vocais), Cornelius Bumpus (saxofone, orgão e vocais), Chet McCraken (bateria e percussão).

Site oficial: doobiebros.com

Long Train Running

Down around the corner half a mile from here
see them both feet run and you watch them dissapear

without love where would you be now
without love

though i saw miss lucy down along the track
she lost her home and her family and she won t be
coming back

without love where would you be now
without love

with the feeling always central and the southern
central freight
you got to keep on pushing mamma you know there
running late

without love where would you be now
without love

when the pistons keep on turning andthe wheels go
round and round
and the steel rails are cold and hard and the moutain
ain t no down

without love where would you be now
without love




Listen To The Music

Listen To The Music

Don't you feel it growin', day by day
People gettin' ready for the news
Some are happy, some are sad
Oh, we got to let the music play
What the people need
Is a way to make 'em smile
It ain't so hard to do if you know how
Gotta get a message
Get it on through
Oh, now mama's go'n' to after 'while
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
All the time
Well I know, you know better
Everything I say
Meet me in the country for a day
We'll be happy
And we'll dance
Oh, we're gonna dance our blues away
And if I'm feelin' good to you
And you're feelin' good to me
There ain't nothin' we can't do or say
Feelin' good, feeling fine
Oh, baby, let the music play
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
All the time
Like a lazy flowing river
Surrounding castles in the sky
And the crowd is growing bigger
List'nin' for the happy sounds
And I got to let them fly
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
All the time