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Booking the Doobie Brothers
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Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, John McFee,
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How To Book THE DOOBIE BROTHERS For Your Event!
The Doobie Brothers
may be available for your next special event!
Hits include: "Black Water",
"What a Fool Believes", "The Doctor",
"Need A Little Taste of Love",
"Long Train Runnin'",
"Real Love",
"Listen To The Music",
"Dangerous",
"Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)",
"Rollin' On",
"Takin' It To The Streets",
"Minute By Minute",
"China Grove",
"One Step Closer",
"Dependin' On You",
"Ordinary Man",
"South of The Border",
"Another Park, Another Sunday",
"Jesus Is Just Alright",
"It Keeps You Runnin'".
How to Hire The DOOBIE BROTHERS For Your Event!
GRAMMY AWARD Winning The Doobie Brothers, also known as
The Doobies, are an American rock band.
Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous
genres and their vocal harmonies, they have been active for five decades with
their greatest success in the 1970s.
Modeled roughly on the three-guitar, three-part
vocal harmony sound of the seminal San Francisco band Moby Grape, The
Doobie Brothers were founded in San Jose, California in 1970. The
blending of the folk-style finger-picking of Pat Simmons with the
rough-hewn rock licks of Tommy Johnston, whose soulful lead vocals
gave the band its initial distinctive sound, helped to define what
would become known as the California sound of the '70s.
The Doobie Brothers
with
Richard De La Font
The band's self-titled 1971 debut album, "The
Doobie Brothers," yielded no hit singles, but the subsequent
"Toulouse Street" of 1972 burst out with Johnston's
"Listen To The Music" (#11) and "Jesus Is Just
Alright" (#35) in the last three months of the year. The third
album, "The Captain and Me" (1973) established
the Doobies
as concert headliners on the strength of the hits "Long Train
Runnin'" (#8) and "China Grove" (#15) (both penned by
Johnston).
The fourth album, "What Were Once Vices Are Now
Habits" (1974), included "Black Water," the band's
first #1 record which eventually sold more than 2 million copies, and
was the first hit to feature Simmons as lead vocalist (he also wrote
the song). By 1975, with the release of "Stampede," which included the
remake of the Motown classic "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A
Little While)" (#11) and the addition of former
Steely Dan
guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, The Doobies had become one of
the most popular rock bands in the country.
That same year, when illness forced Johnston out of The
Doobies lineup, Baxter suggested another
Steely Dan
alumnus to
fill his spot, and
Michael McDonald was drafted. His presence was felt
immediately as The Doobie Brothers scored a platinum million-selling album in 1976
with "Takin' It To The
Streets," propelled by the title-tune single
"Takin' It To The Streets" (#13) written by
McDonald. In the
summer of the year, the band backed up
Carly Simon on her version of
the McDonald composition, "It Keeps You Runnin'," which hit
#46 on the chart; ironically, the Doobies' own version of the
song released five months later did even better for them, hitting #37.
Johnston returned briefly to help record the next
album, "Livin' On the Fault Line" (1977), but for all
intents and purposes
Michael McDonald had taken over the lead vocal chair,
launching a second golden era of hits for The Doobie Brothers.
"What A Fool Believes," a song McDonald wrote with
Kenny Loggins, gave the band its second #1 hit. It was included on
"Minute By Minute" (1979), whose title tune "Minute By
Minute" (#14) notched up another hit, followed in turn by "Dependin'
On You" (#25).
 1979 also found Baxter leaving The Doobies,
to be replaced by steel guitarist John McFee, a veteran of Clover, the
Marin County country-rockers who not only backed up
Elvis Costello on
his debut album (before the Attractions were formed), but also
nurtured the early career of singer-songwriter
Huey
Lewis.
1980 began with The Doobie Brothers nailing
three Grammy awards for "What A Fool Believes" (Record of
the Year, Song of the Year, Best Vocal Arrangement) and a fourth
Grammy going to "Minute By Minute" (Best Pop Vocal Performance,
Duo/Group). The year ended with a new album, "One Step Closer,"
and another pair of hits, "Real Love" (#5) and the title
tune "One Step Closer" (#24).
With more than two decades worth of great music
to feed their hungry fans, core members Johnston, Simmons, McFee, drummer Mike Hossack, drummer/vocalist Keith Knudsen and bass
man Tiran Porter continued to rock, playing 47 dates with
Foreigner in the summer of
1994 alone. This included tours of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The 1996 summer tour featured The Doobie Brothers with
Lynyrd Skynyrd.
What others say --
Richard, you have been wonderful beyond words...we are all sending our heartfelt appreciation for all you did to bring us a wonderful concert last night.
The Doobie Brothers proved to be the exact opposite of what we have come to expect from big rock shows...I am deeply appreciative and grateful for the way John and Gary handled things yesterday - working with us NOT ONLY to get the band to the
Meet and Greet after the show, but even to the prow of the Lady of the Lake for a photo op!!!! What great guys...thanks so very, very much.
Please extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to the band...what a show they gave us (even playing longer than the contract specified) with such energy...I think they sound better than ever! They were wonderful back stage, as well...good natured about making our stage work for them...working with our staff...after so many years on the road they might have been difficult, disinterested, cynical, etc., etc. There was none of that... I sang for many years at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC before returning home and taking on the building of Music by the Lake. I've seen many divas (and divos) over the years...I was expecting that from The Doobies, but was wonderfully surprised to find just the opposite. Please tell them how impressed I was over this...but it really comes from the top down...mille grazie!
We hope to see and work with you again!
-- Christine E. Flasch, Executive Director, Music By The Lake
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Genre: Rock 1
Styles:
.Classic Rock. / ClassicRock
.Boogie Rock. / BoogieRock
.Pop. / xPop
.Pop/Rock. / PopRock
.Contemporary Pop/Rock. / ContemporaryPopRock
.Soft Rock. / SoftRock
.Album Rock. / AlbumRock
.Blue-Eyed Soul. / BlueEyedSoul
Years active:
x70s, x80s, x90s, x00s, x10s, x20s
1970-present
Formed: ..in California / formed nCalifornia
Formed: ..in
San Jose / formed SanJoseCA
Formed: in 1970
Based: ..in US
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Frequently Asked Questions About How To Hire THE DOOBIE BROTHERS for a private party or special event.
HOW TO BOOK THE DOOBIE BROTHERS?
(i.e., how to hire THE DOOBIE BROTHERS for an event)
You are currently on the official site of De La Font Agency. For
more than 50 years, we have successfully helped official talent buyers
around the world secure quality talent.
We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you. Let's do this the
right way! Let's save you time and frustration!
Simply click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page.
Then, send us your request for booking information.
Include information about your plans for your event and how taking steps to hire THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (or someone similar) might be of special interest.
If you decide you want to look at other names, simply include your talent-fee
budget range and indicate that you want to see who else you might be able to
afford with such a budget. We can send you a list of names that are affordable
and in the style of music you prefer. We hope to save you time and frustration!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK/HIRE THE DOOBIE BROTHERS?
(i.e., what is the booking fee to hire THE DOOBIE BROTHERS for an event?)
(i.e., what is THE DOOBIE BROTHERS booking fee to perform at an event?)
Official booking fees for THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, or any other celebrity, are
determined based on a number of factors and may change at anytime without prior
notice.
Factors influencing pricing vary and may include date, location, type of
event, whether a private party or a public concert, the artist's calendar,
whether the artist is on tour or not, how well tickets are selling at the
artist's concerts, the current demand for the artist's music, market activity, etc.
As you might expect, the more in-demand the artist is, the more buyers are
prepared to pay. Of course, this causes the artist's price to increase as
the artist becomes more popular or decrease when becoming less popular.
Exclusive agents with exclusive representation frequently quote a
range instead of a specific price, since changes can occur at anytime.
Generally, the
artist's manager has a role in the decision to accept any
particular offer from a talent buyer.
To learn the most current artist's pricing, or the estimated
artist's fee for your particular event, simply click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page. Then, send us your request for booking
information.
IS THE DOOBIE BROTHERS AVAILABLE TO WORK MY EVENT?
(i.e., what is THE DOOBIE BROTHERS's availability?)
To learn the artist's current availability for your special event, simply
click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page. Then, send us
your request for booking information.
Once we have your event/party information, we will be better able to assist
you with putting your entertainment talent booking plans in place as your
entertainment consultant. Let's get this done right! We look forward to working with you!
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