Simply so, who has died in the Doobie Brothers?
Michael Hossack
Also, are the Doobie Brothers dead? By March 2012, five members of the Doobie Brothers family were deceased: percussionist/vocalist LaKind on December 24, 1992, of colon cancer; original bass guitarist / vocalist Shogren of unreported causes on December 14, 1999; saxophonist, keyboardist, vocalist, and flutist Bumpus of a heart attack on February 3, 2004
Also know, are any of the Doobie Brothers still alive?
Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons are original founding members of the Doobie Brothers who still play today. John McFee, an accomplished session guitarist with lots of works you probably know, joined around 1979 after the departure of Jeff Baxter. These three musicians currently tour with the band.
How did Doobie Brothers get name?
In 1970 they teamed up with bass player Dave Shogren and singer, guitarist and songwriter Patrick Simmons. Johnston has said that the Doobie Brothers name can be credited to a friend who thought it served the band’s fondness for “doobies” – a slang for marijuana cigarettes.