id ▁out do ors ▁man , ▁when ▁H oss ack ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁or ▁on ▁tour , ▁he ▁was ▁either ▁r iding ▁his ▁Har ley - David son ▁motor cycle , ▁hunting ▁or ▁fish ing . ▁A ▁family ▁man ▁as ▁well , ▁H oss ack ▁enjoyed ▁sp ending ▁as ▁much ▁time ▁as ▁possible ▁raising ▁his ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁former ▁band ▁member ▁Keith ▁Kn ud sen ▁called ▁H oss ack ▁and ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁benefit ▁concert s ▁for ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁Being ▁a ▁veter an ▁himself , ▁H oss ack ▁agreed ▁and ▁the ▁Do ob ie ▁Brothers ▁( after ▁a ▁five - year ▁hi atus ) ▁were ▁back ▁together ▁again . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁huge ▁success ▁of ▁these ▁concert s , ▁the ▁Do ob ie ▁Brothers ▁decided ▁to ▁reform ▁with ▁band ▁members ▁Pat ▁Sim m ons , ▁Tom ▁John ston , ▁John ▁Hart man , ▁Tir an ▁Por ter , ▁Bobby ▁La Kind ▁and ▁Michael ▁H oss ack . ▁Not ▁long ▁afterwards , ▁they ▁were ▁offered ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁from ▁Capit ol ▁Records . ▁Since ▁then , ▁H oss ack ' s ▁unique ▁style ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁albums ▁Cy cles , ▁Bro ther hood , ▁Rock in ' ▁down ▁the ▁Highway : ▁The ▁Wild life ▁Con cert , ▁Sib ling ▁R ival ry , ▁Live ▁at ▁Wolf ▁T rap ▁and ▁World ▁G one ▁Cra zy . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 2