Longtime Doobie Brothers drummer Keith Knudsen, who joined the band in 1974, has died of pneumonia in America, aged 56. He had been ill on and off since undergoing treatment for cancer in 1995.
While the band formally split in 1982 they subsequently reformed and have toured extensively. The band's founder Tom Johnston told reporters yesterday: "We're going to miss him on drums.
I'm going to miss him as a buddy".