Doobie Brothers - Little Darling (I Need You) 1977 • TopPop

We recently found this rare 1977 video of the Doobie Brothers. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last November 2020 with a special pandemic-era broadcast and streaming event that replaced the annual live induction ceremony. The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band from San Jose, California. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, the group’s current lineup consists of founding members Tom Johnston (guitars, vocals) and Patrick Simmons (guitars, vocals), veteran member Michael McDonald (keyboards, vocals), longtime member John McFee (guitars, pedal steel, violin, backing vocals), and touring musicians including John Cowan (bass, vocals), Bill Payne (keyboards), Marc Russo (saxophones), Ed Toth (drums), and Marc Quiñones (percussion). The band’s history can be roughly divided into three eras. From 1970 to 1975 it featured lead vocalist Johnston and a mainstream rock and roll sound with elements of folk, country and R&B. Johnston quit the group in 1977, and was replaced by Michael McDonald, whose interest in soul music changed the band’s sound until it broke up in 1982 with Simmons being the only constant member having appeared on all of their albums. In 1987, the Doobie Brothers reformed with Johnston back in the fold; McDonald, who had previously made several guest appearances since their reformation, returned to the band full-time in 2019 for their upcoming 50th anniversary tour. Every incarnation of the group has emphasized vocal harmonies. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November, 2020. The group has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Founding members John Hartman and Dave Shogren, Tiran Porter, Michael Hossack, Keith Knudsen and Jeff “Skunk“ Baxter are former members of the band. ’Little Darling’ is track 3 from their seventh album “Livin’ on the Fault Line” released in 1977. It was recorded at Sunset Sound, Western Recorders and Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood. The album received above average reviews but didn’t yield a Top 40 hit. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard chart. Tom Johnston had worked on five songs for the album but decided to leave the band early in the recording process, so he doesn’t appear at all. Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and produced by Ted Templeman. RIP Victor Feldman, Keith Knudsen, Bobby LaKind & Norton Buffalo. This track is featuring: Michael McDonald – Lead vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizers & background vocals Patrick Simmons – Lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitars & background vocals Jeff “Skunk” Baxter – Lead, rhythm & pedal steel guitars Tiran Porter – Bass & background vocals, lead vocal on “Need a Lady” John Hartman – Drums Keith Knudsen – Drums & background vocals Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: August 1977 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.