Long Train Runnin'

Our Story of the Doobie Brothers

De: Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, Chris Epting - contributor

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

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.

©2021 Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston (P)2021 Recorded Books

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Really loved the discussions of how some of my favorite songs were written. It’s not all all how Envisioned them.
I enjoyed the performance. They really did a good job of matching voices to the band members.
Worth your time and your credit!

Excellent book!

Loved this book and the narrators were wonderful!! Would recommend!’ Great listening!! Thank you so much!!

Best Read ever!

I had to take a trip from California to Florida by car and I thought I download this book since I’ve been a long time Doobie Brothers fan. Not only did I listen to it once but I listen to it twice! I’ve been friends with Girleeeee for over 25 years I never knew the story behind Pat and the band which is even more intriguing. Now I have one day left and all I’m going to do is listen to all the different albums from Pat, Tomee, Michael, and the band. I have so much respect for them after learning about their journey I highly recommend it!

Amazing!

At 60, Doobie Brothers have been the soundtrack to most of my life. Pat's so right about each song bringing back a memory or emotion from the past. Every iteration of the band is special and it's great to hear the back stories from so many band members.

I usually prefer hearing books like this narrated by the individuals themselves but the narrators they chose made me forget it was a voice actor which turned out great.

Love these guys even more! They're playing tonight north of Houston tonight. I found out too late to get air conditioned seats or I would've loved to have seen them.

Rock on, guys!

Lifelong Doobie Fan!

LOVED this book! Although I would haved liked the authors to do the reading, this narration team was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed their reading on this journey through the history of this legendary band!