More than 50 years after they started, The Doobie Brothers are touring. Patrick Simmons is 75 and loving all of it.

Patrick Simmons knows better than to even try to guesstimate how many gigs he’s played — 55 years of ’em, of course, as part of the Doobie Brothers. It’s a tally that’s only being added ...

Love then took to the stage, joining current Beach Boys guitarists Christian Love, John Wedemeyer, Brian Eichenberger and John Stamos. The band faithfully recreated the classic guitar and bass riffs ...

"If we do another record, we might just sit in a room together and play the tracks like we used to in the old days and see what happens." ...

Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers performs Oct. 1, 2021, at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, Calif. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) ...

Patrick Simmons tells us about the best and worst of the Doobie Brothers, including the song the Hells Angels couldn’t get enough of: ‘I didn’t want the crap beaten out of me. But we had a ...

Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons – founding and current members of the Doobie Brothers – will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They and fellow Doobie Brother John McFee ...

With a new album, tour and impending induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Doobie Brothers are takin’ it to the streets like it’s 1976.. The quartet of Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston ...

When you think of the Doobie Brothers, images of denim, leather, rock and roll and bikers abound. It’s an image that been attached to the band during a half-century in which they’ve ensconced ...

The Doobie Brothers have seen it all, but they aren't ready to fade away just yet, says guitarist Patrick Simmons. They play Monday at Daily's Place.

Patrick Simmons performs with other members of The Doobie Brothers at Ravinia Park Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Highland Park, Ill. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) ...

Patrick Simmons knows better than to even try to guesstimate how many gigs he’s played — 55 years of ’em, of course, as part of the Doobie Brothers. It’s a tally that’s only being added ...