Doobie Brothers Rockin' Down The Highway: The Wildlife Concert CD

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of ROCKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY will be donated to The Wildlife Conservation Society.

Recorded live at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York on May 5 & 6, 1996 and Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville, Tennessee on May 11, 1996.

This double CD live package, recorded at shows in support of the Wildlife Conservation Society (which receives a portion of the royalties), could easily function as a Doobie's Greatest Hits album. The performances are slick yet spirited enough to supplant the studio originals. Energized by the presence of all three of the group's original lead singers--Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, and Michael McDonald--the group tears through their A-list material with blazing energy, and the audience eats up every note (check out the whoops that follow the harmonica solo in "Long Train Running"). This is a great intro to a critically underrated band.

Doobie Brothers: John McFee (vocals, guitar, strings); Dale Ockerman (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons (vocals, guitar); Danny Hull (vocals, harmonica, saxophone, keyboards); Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards); Keith Knudsen (vocals, drums); Skylark (bass); Mike Hossack (drums).

Producers: The Doobie Brothers, Charlie Midnight.

Engineers: John Harris, Mitch Maketansky.

Personnel: John McFee (vocals, guitar, strings); Dale Ockerman (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston (vocals, guitar); Danny Hull (vocals, harmonica, saxophone, keyboards); Cornelius Bumpus (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards); Keith Knudsen (vocals, drums); Guy Allison (keyboards); Michael Hossack (drums); Carlos Guaico, Buck Johnson (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Joel Soyffer.

Recording information: Amphitheater, Nashville, TN (05/05/1996-05/??/1996); Sony Music Studios, New York, NY (05/05/1996-05/??/1996).

Photographer: Danny Clinch.

Additional personnel: Cornelius Bumpus (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); Guy Allison (keyboards); Carlos Guaico, Buck Johnson (background vocals).