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Doobie Brothers original drummer John Hartman dead at 72 - Daily Mail
Sep 23, 2022 1 min, 13 secs

John Hartman, the original drummer of the Doobie Brothers and a co-founder of the band, has died at the age of 72.

The way he was: John Hartman, the original drummer of the Doobie Brothers and a co-founder of the band, has died at the age of 72; pictured in 1978.

While out in San Jose, he was introduced to Tom Johnston, who became the frontman of the Doobie Brothers and remains so to this day.

Throwback: The Doobie Brothers' 1976 lineup is pictured, to wit (clockwise from bottom left) Skunk Baxter, Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter and Michael McDonald.

Original run: Hartman, pictured in concert in 1974 in London, was a founding member of the band in 1970 and played on their hits throughout that decade.

However the band was rocked by internal tensions, including the mounting health problems that frontman Tom Johnston was facing down on the road.

Despite the Doobie Brothers' crowning success of 1978, Hartman had had enough of the band and its roiling internal dynamic, and in 1979 he made his departure. .

Process: Hartman continued recording and touring with the band, including at this 1989 concert in Bloomington, Minnesota, but retired again in 1992

As seen in 1976: In the 1970s the band was rocked by internal tensions, and frontman Tom Johnston was temporarily replaced by Michael McDonald (third from left)

Details: The Doobie Brothers enjoyed the height of their fame in the 1970s and are pictured in 1975 being given a gold record by Warner Brothers chairman Mo Ostin

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