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

"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." ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

But he wasn’t the band’s only writer. Patrick Simmons also contributed heavily to the band’s first three albums. His songs were mostly album tracks.

When it was time for the inducted members — Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons — to take the stage, they brought their rootsy rock ‘n’ roll, kicking off with “Black Water." ...

Patrick Simmons: I thought it would be nice to have some people from the islands involved in the track, just to localize the song a little bit more. Mick Fleetwood lost his restaurant, so I ...

Michael McDonald, from left, Patrick Simmons, and Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers accept an award during the 54th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala on Thursday, June 12 ...