Doobie Brothers- Stampede 50th- Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons 4-28
Even a half-century after its April 1975 release, the two things I recall most about “Stampede”, the fifth album from San Jose’s Doobie Brothers, was the duality evident in the band’s emerging sound. There was the noticeable sophistication in the sweeping symphonic “I Cheat the Hangman”, but in stark contrast to the Doobie Brothers’ big hit with the Motown cover of “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)”. Band co-founders Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons join me In the Studio for the golden anniversary of “Stampede” by the Doobie Brothers the week of April 28.
