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Grammy-winning soft rock band The Doobie Brothers perform at Riverbend Music Center on Sept. 12 as part of the Walk This Road tour.

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The Eagles showed other 70s bands how it was done when it came to crossing over to the pop charts. These five chart-toppers are evidence.