Long Train Runnin, Pat Simmons
Long Train Runnin, Pat Simmons
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Long Train Runnin'
Our Story of the Doobie Brothers

Author: Pat Simmons, Chris Epting, Tom Johnston

Narrator: Leon Nixon, Chris Henry Coffey, T. Ryder Smith, Graham Winton

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/17/2022


Synopsis

For the first time, the incredible true story of the legendary band, The Doobie Brothers, written by the founding members.
Only a very few rock bands that have had the longevity, success, and drama of The Doobie Brothers. Born out of late 1960s NoCal, they stood alongside their contemporaries The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, and many others as an iconic American rock band. The train was rolling along, hits were flowing like wine, and arenas were packed with fans who wanted to see them live... then Tom Johnston, the band’s front man and lead guitarist, almost died.

The Doobies' train came to a screeching halt. All of a sudden the band started contemplating the end of the road only seven years into their career, just as things were taking off.

This was actually far from the end. A soul-steeped backup singer for Steely Dan named Michael McDonald took a shot at singing some of the Doobies' songs on tour, and all of a sudden a new chapter in the Doobie Brothers' story began. The band changed their sound and had numerous number one hits with their new front man. Tom recovered from his health issues, but the band had moved on. When it came time for a reunion concert in the ’80s, Tom got the call and was back in the mix. They’ve been touring ever since and maintain a massive fan base the world over.

Never before have they shared their story, in their own words. In Long Train Runnin’ they’ll change that.

Contributor Bio(s)
PAT SIMMONS and TOM JOHNSTON are founding members of The Doobie Brothers, 4 time Grammy winners and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Their album Best of the Doobies has sold more than 12 million copies, achieving the rare Diamond Certification (less than 100 albums have done this).

CHRIS EPTING is the author of many books including the music memoir Adrenalized (with Phil Collen). As a music journalist he has written extensively for the Huffington Post, Ultimate Classic Rock and many others.

About Pat Simmons

Pat Simmons is a multi-published Christian romance author with more than thirty-five titles. She is a self-proclaimed genealogy sleuth who is passionate about researching her ancestors, then casting them in starring roles in her novels. She is a four-time recipient of the Romance Slam Jam (RSJ) Emma Rodgers Award for Best Inspirational Romance, for Still Guilty, Crowning Glory, The Confession, and Christmas Dinner. Christmas Dinner also won 2021 Book of the Year.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

It Keeps You Readin... The Doobie Brothers began as a great boogie band in the early 70's before song after song emerged to sweeten the airwaves... tunes that had you crank up the car radio and sing along. Fresh sounding cuts like "Listen to the Music", "Jesus is Just Alright", "China Grove", "Long T......more

I love to watch the series "The Big Interview with Dan Rather" and recently saw him interview the three primary members of The Doobie Brothers: Pat Simmons (wrote "Black Water") , Tom Johnston (wrote "Listen to the Music") and John McFee. It reminded me of how much I love this musical group. I was b......more

Goodreads review by Glen

I won this book in a goodreads drawing. A history of the Doobie Brothers band, mostly from the point of view of two of the founding members, but many others get their voices heard as well. The first time I heard of the Doobie Brothers, was watching their appearance on a rerun of What's Happening. I wa......more