Doobie Brothers - Brotherhood (1991) +CD, Covers, Inserts

Classic Rock
The Doobie Brothers in 1991 included:
Tom Johnston - guitars, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Patrick Simmons - guitars, banjo, flute, vocals
Tiran Porter - bass, vocals
Michael Hossack - drums, percussion
John Hartman - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Dale Ockerman - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Jimi Fox - percussion, backing vocals
Richard Bryant - percussion, vocals

The success of Cycles led to the release of 1991's Brotherhood, also on Capitol. The group members grew their hair back out, donned denim and leather, and attempted to revive their biker image of 1970. In spite of the makeover and strong material led by Simmons' now trademark "Dangerous" (featured in the Brian Bosworth biker film vehicle, Stone Cold), Brotherhood was unsuccessful, in part due to a lack of support on the part of Capitol Records. It still stands as one of the Doobies' best albums, with possibly the best single album collection of songs from the "Johnston era" band lineup since "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits".

The accompanying tour (with the 1989 lineup sans Bumpus) was ranked among the ten least profitable tours of the disappointing 1991 summer season by the North American Concert Promoters Association, according to an article published in Billboard Magazine on December 14 of that year. The 1987 Doobie alumni band reunited on October 17 and 19, 1992 at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California to perform benefit shows for LaKind's children. Noticeably frail, LaKind, who was terminally ill with cancer, nevertheless joined the group on percussion for a few numbers. The concerts were recorded and subsequently broadcast on the Superstars in Concert radio series accompanied by a plea for contributions to the LaKind family fund. LaKind died on Christmas Eve the same year.