The Doobie Brothers have walked, run, and smoked down the highway for a very long time. Over 50 years of mileage, to be exact. Patrick Simmons, the band’s co-founder and sole continuous member, has ...

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

The Doobie Brothers have a new album with Michael McDonald, a summer tour and songwriting honors on the docket. The band talks to us about 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 ...

"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." ...

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 ...

When guitarist Pat Simmons stops to ponder his 50-plus years with The Doobie Brothers, it can get a little surreal to him. The band celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020 (with a tour pushed back ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...