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    • Nov 5, 1980
    Warner Bros. releases The Doobie Brothers' pop single "One Step Closer," written by Carlene Carter, Keith Knudsen and John McFee. Knudsen and McFee are destined to become founding members of Southern Pacific
    Nov 18, 1980
    The Doobie Brothers' "One Step Closer" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. The album is the band's first to feature guitarist John McFee, who will later co-found Southern Pacific with Doobie bandmate Keith Knudsen
    Oct 28, 1981
    Warner Bros. releases The Doobie Brothers' "Best Of The Doobies Volume II." All tracks feature drummer Keith Knudsen, while three include guitarist John McFee. Both players go on to co-found country music's Southern Pacific during the 1980s
    Jan 17, 1982
    The Doobie Brothers' "Best Of The Doobies Volume II" earns a gold album from the RIAA. The band includes drummer Keith Knudsen and guitar player John McFee, who co-found the country group Southern Pacific two years later
    Oct 22, 1984
    The Doobie Brothers' "Best Of The Doobies" earns a quintuple-platinum album from the RIAA, while "Minute By Minute" goes triple-platinum. Both feature drummer Keith Knudsen, who has become a founding member of country's Southern Pacific
    Mar 17, 1986
    MCA releases Patti LaBelle's pop duet with Michael McDonald, "On My Own." Nine years later, Reba McEntire introduces a country version of the song with Linda Davis, Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood
    Sep 19, 1991
    Willie Nelson sings "Busted" with Ray Charles when the FOX-TV network films "Ray Charles: 50 Years In Music" at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. Randy Travis performs "Your Cheatin' Heart" in a guest list that includes Michael McDonald, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle
    Oct 6, 1991
    FOX-TV airs "Ray Charles: 50 Years In Music." Randy Travis performs "Your Cheatin' Heart," and Willie Nelson duets with Charles on "Busted." The lineup also features Michael McDonald, Paul McCartney, Gladys Knight and James Ingram, who covers "I Can't Stop Loving You"
    Dec 17, 1991
    The Doobie Brothers' "Best Of The Doobies" is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 6 million copies. Four tracks on the album feature drummer Keith Knudsen, whose next band, country's Southern Pacific, broke up earlier in 1991
    Aug 17, 1994
    The Doobie Brothers' "Best Of The Doobies" is honored by the RIAA for shipments of 7 million units. Drummer Keith Knudsen, who played on four of the tracks, spent seven years with country band Southern Pacific
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