Since the early 1970s, the Doobie Brothers have provided the soundtrack to countless road trips and backyard parties with songs like “Listen to the Music,” “Long Train Runnin’” and “What a Fool ...

Since forming in 1970, the Doobie Brothers’ founding members, Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons, served as the band’s chief songwriters. By the early 1970s, the band hit its stride with Johnston’s ...