In the final weeks before fitness legend Richard Simmons died at age 76, those closest to him say he was energized by a new ...

"When we reconnected, it was a completely different Richard," says Tom Estey, who was Simmons' publicist for decades, adding ...

Patrick Simmons knows better than to even try to guesstimate how many gigs he’s played — 55 years of ’em, of course, as part of the Doobie Brothers.

"If we do another record, we might just sit in a room together and play the tracks like we used to in the old days and see what happens." ...

Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons – founding and current members of the Doobie Brothers – will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They and fellow Doobie Brother ...

Patrick Simmons tells us about the best and worst of the Doobie Brothers, including the song the Hells Angels couldn’t get enough of: ‘I didn’t want the crap beaten out of me. But we had a ...

With a new album, tour and impending induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Doobie Brothers are takin’ it to the streets like it’s 1976.. The quartet of Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston ...

Patrick Simmons, left, Tom Johnston and John McFee of The Doobie Brothers performing in New York on June 6. “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) ...

Lt. Patrick Simmons, a native of Goose Creek, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Tennessee, homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. As a submariner, Simmons is part of a small ...

Patrick Simmons knows better than to even try to guesstimate how many gigs he’s played — 55 years of ’em, of course, as part of the Doobie Brothers. It’s a tally that’s only being added ...