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Location: Queens, NY | Doobie Brothers Drummer Dies
Keith Knudsen Anchored the Band During Its String of Big Hits
By KIM CURTIS, AP
SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 8) - Keith Knudsen, the longtime Doobie Brothers drummer who was part of the band during a string of hits that included "Taking it to the Streets" and "Black Water," died of pneumonia Tuesday. He was 56. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | That's a shame. I always liked The Doobie Brothers. It seems like we're losing a lot of classic rock musicians lately. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | RIP Keith. We'll miss you . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | He played in Southern Pacific too (or something like that) It had McFee, also of the doobs, and the CCR bass player. Good band as well. |
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Location: NJ | Didn't the Doobs have two drummers?
When I was young I shared a joint with Michael Hassock(sp?). Didn't know who he was at the time. . .
Really nice guy.
(had some REALLY "good shit" too, . . . go figya') |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I also remember Southern Pacific. Great Band with soem great Chops. For some reason i forgot that Keith was in that band. He was a truly a Talented soul. |
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Location: North Carolina | Sorry to hear. I have always been a big Doobies fan (at least the pre-McDonald era). Patrick Simmons and John McFee were big Ovation players, too.
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Location: Parrish, FL | I was a big Doobie's fan as well until McDonald showed up. Not the same band afterwards.
Blue |
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Location: south east Michigan | I never cared for Michael (aka: Mumbles) McDonald either. |
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Location: Central Florida | That's sad news, indeed.
I've enjoyed their music (both pre and post the Michael McDonald era) and respected thier musicianship for decades. What an awesome band...
Jeff |
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Location: Burbank | Even more of a shock to me as I live in Palmdale, California and Keith donated his Harley that he owned for years and had the band autograph the gas tank to the Veterans housing project. Last month Keith was here for the raffle/give-away and show afterwards. I heard it on the radio since I couldn't go. To hear he died when he was just here is sad. He certainly gave a great groove to some great music. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The Doobies were a great band and had that special quality in that they could and did grow, like the Beatles. I really like the McDonald era stuff. I also still really like their first album with Pat and Tom doing the vocals. |
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Location: NJ | The most recent couple studio albums were pretty good too. Had the "original" Doobies sound to 'em, and (for the most part) the "original" line up:
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Location: NJ | wow spencer dryden died a few weeks ago and no one mentioned it. |
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Location: NJ | yeah, we did.
do a "search" . .
. . . oh, . . . sorry . . :) |
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Doobie Brothers drummer passed away
