Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died.

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This one seems to have slipped by unnoticed. Searching on Hossack didn’t find any obit threads. He died a few months ago in 2012.

Michael Hossack drums were heard on “Jesus Is Just Alright,” “Listen to the Music” and “China Grove.”. To name just a few hits. One of the earlier members during their Hells Angels days. Dual drummers in a band were pretty rare, but they certainly gave a great sound.

R.I.P.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/13/showbiz/music/michael-hossack-dead-rs/index.html%3Fc=music?iref=obnetwork

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hossack

Hossack’s abilities gained considerable exposure and having learned of his availability, was invited to jam with the Doobies in 1971. Little did he know that the “jam session” was an actual audition which took place at Bimbo’s 365 Club. After hearing founding drummer John Hartman and Hossack together, the Doobies decided that having two drummers would beef up the rhythm section and so adopted the “dual drummers” sound pioneered by bands such as the Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers. Hossack played alongside Hartman on the band’s breakthrough albums Toulouse Street in 1972, The Captain and Me in 1973 and What Were Once Vices are Now Habits in 1974, which spawned the band’s first #1 hit, “Black Water”.