Tom Johnston

...Davis Group) is 67. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 65. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 63. Rock singer-musician Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers) is 61. Britain's Princess Anne is 59. Actress Tess Harper is 59. Actor Larry Mathews is 54. Actor...

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...this process. In such a context, fans never tire of hearing the oldies. Doobie Brothers guitarist Tom Johnston performs at America's River Festival in Dubuque, Iowa. Following the Doobies' opening set -- which featured smoking renditions...

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...age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over. China Grove, Texas, became quite famous in 1973 as the name of a very well known hit song written and sung by Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers. This is not the China Grove mentioned in Eudora...

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...in the short time they toured in the early '70s. McDonald was recruited by the band The Doobie Brothers in April 1975 when lead singer Tom Johnston became ill during a national tour. His time with the band proved so successful that they...

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...ever since. (Hossack was replaced in 1974 by Keith Knudsen.) Hartman played on all of the Doobie Brothers' major hits of the 1970s with both Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald . He left early in 1979 following a promotional tour in support...

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...Young and Ted Templeman. Larson had continued her session singing career accruing credits on releases by Tom Johnston , Linda Ronstadt (Mad Love ''), Graham Nash, John Stewart , Albert Hammond and Rita Coolidge. Larson again backed the...

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...Music" while singing "Jesus Is Just Alright" for a church group. When Tom Johnston began to sing "Listen to the Music" on stage, the pianist Mark Ordell picked up the tune. When "Listen to the Music" was first recorded, Mark was again the...

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...rhythmic R&B strumming. In a recent interview, Johnston attributed the band's eventual name to friend and housemate Keith "Dyno" Rosen, who noted the guys' fondness for "doobies" (slang for marijuana). They considered the new moniker...

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...song from The Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written by original lead singer Tom Johnston , before he fell ill in 1975 and was replaced by Michael McDonald . The song is based on a real town in Texas with the same name.

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