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Doobie Brothers: One Guitarist On, One Guitarist Off

Joel Selvin, Rolling Stone, 5 June 1975

SAN FRANCISCO – Three years ago, the Doobie Brothers lived on food stamps in San Jose, playing at ramshackle area clubs for as little as $75 a night. The only way a Brother got into Winterland was with a ticket. Now the rock auditorium serves as the band's rehearsal hall.

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