Patrick Simmons

Patrick Simmons (2006)

Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948 in Aberdeen , Washington ) is an American rock singer and guitarist who made a name for himself as a member of the Doobie Brothers .

biography

Simmons began learning the guitar at the age of eight. He later performed publicly and ran a small folk club. In 1970 he joined the band Pud, which was renamed the Doobie Brothers a little later. It was Simmons who wrote Black Water , the band's first # 1 hit. After the Doobies split in 1982, Simmons released two solo albums. 1983 Arcade , which included two smaller hits with So Wrong and the Huey Lewis song Don't Make Me Do It , and in 1996 Take Me To The Highway , which was only released in Japan and mainly contained own interpretations of well-known Doobie Brothers titles. In 1987 Simmons had returned to the Doobie Brothers, who reformed in 1986. The 1989 comeback album Cycles with the top ten single The Doctor could follow on from the old successes. In 2010 World Gone Crazy was released with the single Far from Home written by Simmons , which made it to number 20 on the AC charts in the USA.

Discography

solo

• Arcade (1983 on Elektra)
• Take Me To The Highway (1996 on COCA 13239 Denon) JAPAN

With the Doobie Brothers

• The Doobie Brothers (1971 on Warner Brothers)
• Toulouse Street (1972 on Warner Brothers)
• The Captain and Me (1973 on Warner Brothers)
• What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974 on Warner Brothers)
• Stampede (1975 on Warner Brothers)
• Takin 'It to the Streets (1976 on Warner Brothers)
• Livin 'on the Fault Line (1977 on Warner Brothers)
• Minute by Minute (1978 on Warner Brothers)
• One Step Closer (1980 on Warner Brothers)
• Can't Let It Get Away (promotional single 1981 on Warner Brothers, Coca Cola Jingle Japan)
• Farewell Tour (1983 on Warner Brothers)
• Cycles (1989 on Capitol)
• Brotherhood (1991 on Capitol)
• Rockin 'down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert (1996 on Sony)
• Sibling Rivalry (2000 on Rhino)
• Live at Wolf Trap (2004 on Sanctuary)
• World Gone Crazy (2010 on Eagle Records)

On albums by other artists

• Another Passenger (1976 with Carly Simon )
• Time Loves a Hero (1977 with Little Feat )
• Nicolette (1978 with Nicolette Larson )
• Lauren Wood (1979 with Lauren Wood )
• Victim of Love (1979 with Elton John )
• Whistling in the Dark (1979 with Max Gronenthal )
• In Harmony (1980 with Sesame Street )
• Radioland (1980 with Nicolette Larson)
• Hoy-Hoy! (1981 with Little Feat)
• Still Feels Good (1981 with Tom Johnston )
• Industry Standard (1982 with The Dixie Dregs )
• From out of the Blue (2000 with The Sky Kings )

Web links

• Patrick Simmons in the Internet Movie Database (English)