NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Doobie Brothers are joining with singer and songwriter Michael McDonald for a 50th anniversary tour next year.
The includes includes two stops in Virginia in June. The reunited Doobie Brothers will play the Veterans United Home Loans Ampitheater in Virginia Beach on June 23 and Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on June 24.
McDonald, who sang with the band starting in 1975 before starting his own solo career, surprised fans at The Doobie Brothers concert with a performance of 鈥淭akin鈥� it to the Streets鈥� on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Ryman Auditorium.
Formed in Northern California, the group featured harmonies backed by the finger-picking style of guitarist Patrick Simmons paired with the R&B guitar playing by Tom Johnston, singing lead. They had hits with 鈥淟isten to the Music,鈥� 鈥淟ong Train Runnin鈥欌�� and 鈥淐hina Grove.鈥�
They earned two Grammys with McDonald for 鈥淲hat a Fool Believes鈥� and 鈥淢inute By Minute.鈥� The tour will begin June 9 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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