The Doobie Brothers
Aug 10, 2014
Arista Nashville will release "Southbound," a Country collaboration album celebrating The Doobie Brothers, on November 4th. Blake Shelton, Casey James, Charlie Worsham, Tyler Farr, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, Chris Young, Love and Theft, and more join The Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald for all-new recordings of the band's classic hits.
Formed in 1969, the Doobies made their mark with Warner Bros. Records in the early 1970s. Punchy, melodic hits earned radio and chart success early on, and the group's expanded line-up was later augmented by Michael McDonald, who joins the Doobies again on the "Southbound" project, and pushed the band to new commercial and critical heights during his reign with the band.
"'Southbound' seemed like the perfect name of this collaboration project with all these dynamic Country artists," said The Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnson of choosing a name for the project. "The band has a lot of roots, both musically and lyrically, from the South such as blues, Country, R&B, and folk. To us it was a natural fit that it be called 'Southbound.'"
The project will invite fans to once again "Listen to the Music" in a whole new way beginning November 4th.