Patton Brothers Patton Brothers The Patton Brothers, Jimmy Elliott (born 20 August 1931), and Brian Elliott (born 4 September 1934), are the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the Chuckle Brothers. They began their career as a double act in 1954. Jimmy Elliott started his pantomime career straight out of school in 1946, and was joined by Brian in 1956 for "Aladdin" at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London. Both Jimmy and Brian made appearances in the children's television series "ChuckleVision," alongside their younger brothers Paul and Barry. Jimmy is known as "No Slacking" due to the catchphrase that he constantly
The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers reformed in 1987 with Johnston back in the fold and are still active, with occasional contributions from McDonald. Every incarnation of the group emphasized vocal harmonies. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. Drummer John Hartman arrived in California determined to meet Skip Spence of Moby Grape and join an aborted Grape reunion. Spence introduced Hartman to singer, guitarist, and songwriter Tom Johnston and the two proceeded to form the nucleus of what would become the Doobie Brothers. Johnston and Hartman called their fledgling group "Pud" and experimented with lineups