John Hartman, a co-founder and original drummer of the Doobie Brothers had an estimated net worth of $1.5 million at time of death.
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Hartman was born on March 18, 1950 and died Sept. 2022 at age 72.
The news of his demise was shared by the band on Sept. 22, 2022 on their social media platforms, though the post omitted the precise date he died.
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Born in 1950 in Falls Church, Virginia, Hartman formed the Doobie Brothers with singer and guitarist Tom Johnston in 1970 in San Jose, California.
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In 1971, the band added a second drummer, Michael Hossack (then replaced by Keith Knudsen in 1973), and the two-drummer formation remained until 2016 when Ed Toth became the band’s sole drummer.
Hartman played on all of the Doobie Brothers’ hits in the 1970s.
He also played on the 1989 reunion album Cycles and 1991’s Brotherhood.
Hartman retired from the band in 1992 but was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as part of the Doobie Brothers in 2020.
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