Grammy Award-winning, Platinum-selling, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame legends The Doobie Brothers made their NPR Tiny Desk debut with today’s release of their exquisite, four-song set of reimagined iconic hits. The legendary band took over the Tiny Desk for the first time in their 55 year-long career which has produced some of the most unifying and inspiring songs of our times, which have uplifted multiple generations of music fans. The NPR Tiny Desk performance saw one of the largest crowds in the history of the series, and gave fans a once-in-a-lifetime, intimate and important set from the rock and roll luminaries.
Watch The Doobie Brothers’ Tiny Desk Concert via NPR Music: Here
The Doobie Brothers performed three of their beloved hits: “Takin’ It To The Streets”(written by Michael McDonald), “Black Water” (written by Patrick Simmons) and “Listen To The Music” (written by Tom Johnston) as well as the stunning new song “Angels & Mercy” by Patrick Simmons and John Shanks, for the first time on broadcast. “Angels & Mercy,” a hard-driving, country-influenced rock tune is reimagined here in a Tiny Desk, bluegrass-flavored style.
The Doobie Brothers are principals Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald and John McFee and touring bandmates John Cowan, Marc Russo, Ed Toth and Mark Quinones. Walk This Road, their 16th album, is the first ever studio album by The Doobie Brothers featuring principal members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee and Michael McDonald, and the first in 40 years to feature Michael McDonald in the studio with the band. Watch the music video for “Angels & Mercy” HERE.
In honor of their 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions, the Doobie Brothers were featured on CBS News Sunday Morning for an in-depth conversation exploring the band’s unparalleled legacy of songwriting and unifying and uplifting audiences with their music. Following live performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS), The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC) and LIVE with Kelly and Mark (ABC), the band captivated live audiences on the first leg of their highly-acclaimed North American Walk This Road Tour.
UPCOMING WALK THIS ROAD TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES:
12.5.25 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino Resort
*more dates to be announced soon
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For over five decades, The Doobie Brothers have been known for delivering mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll – all of which recently culminated in an induction into the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, selling more than 48 million albums, and winning four GRAMMY® Awards, The Doobie Brothers continue to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles “Black Water” and “What a Fool Believes,” both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: “Listen to the Music,” “China Grove,” “Jesus Is Just Alright,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “Take Me In Your Arms,” “Takin’ it to the Streets,” “Minute by Minute,” “You Belong to Me,” “The Doctor” and more. In all, the Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street, the Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum, and 14 Gold albums. Best of the Doobies has sold more than 12 million copies – a rare “diamond record.” In 2021, the band kicked off their 50th anniversary tour which reunited Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, and John McFee for 49 stops before concluding in 2022. In 2025 The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The new studio album Walk This Road featuring Johnston, McDonald, Simmons and McFee is out now.
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