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Black and white portrait of The Doobie Brothers in 1976, with Jeff Skunk Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald at center.
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John Hartman

American musician
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Black and white portrait of The Doobie Brothers in 1976, with Jeff Skunk Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald at center.
The Doobie Brothers Members of the Doobie Brothers at a photo session for their 1978 album Minute by Minute: (clockwise from bottom left) Jeff Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald (center).

John Hartman was an American musician, best known as a founding member and drummer for the rock band The Doobie Brothers. He was born on March 18, 1950, and passed away on December 29, 2021. Hartman was instrumental in forming the band in San Jose, California, in 1970, alongside Tom Johnston, Dave Shogren, and Patrick Simmons. His drumming contributed to the band's early sound, which blended Southern rock and blues influences before evolving into a more commercially successful soft rock style throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Hartman was part of the band's reunion tours in later years.

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